Then they need to disconnect them from the Internet. They've had nearly 9 years to prepare for the retirement of PPC.Right - but if you still need older programs that use rosetta such as appleworks for some reason then you can't upgrade. also I know a lot of people with editing rigs that are very hesitant to upgrade if their system is running smoothly.
It doesn't sound like there are any remote code execution vulnerabilities. But it does sound like there are some drive by download vulnerabilities, judging from what's been patched.Vulnerable to what attacks?
There are a few Macs still running 10.6.8 around my work. It hasn't been any support from Apple keeping them safe from "attack" all this time, there's simply no imminent threat.
Personally I disagree. Historically Apple supported just the current and previous OS X versions, so if they canceled Lion support tomorrow, they'd still be compliant with that standard. This is an issue largely because they're now on an annual release cycle.Then 1 in 5 Macs should upgrade. Because Lion runs on just about everything.
Admittedly this is a double standard, but this is always how Apple has done it. If you plan to play in the Apple ecosystem, then you need to keep up. This is something everyone should be made aware of before buying a Mac.Short OS maintenance lifecycles seem to be accepted practice for mobile devices, but I believe PCs should be supported longer than 3-4 years. Although Windows XP is certainly an outlier, Apple has all the resources in the world to maintain Snow Leopard solely for critical security fixes. Of course, doing so is bad for the business of selling Macs.
Admittedly this is a double standard, but this is always how Apple has done it. If you plan to play in the Apple ecosystem, then you need to keep up. This is something everyone should be made aware of before buying a Mac.
Now if Microsoft did this, I'd raise holy hell. But that's Windows; Microsoft has promoted it as a "long term stable" type OS for some time now.
Oh apple... pay $3k for a decent computer, and be forced to upgrade within 5 years because software isn't supported. Nice... :biggrin:
Then they need to disconnect them from the Internet. They've had nearly 9 years to prepare for the retirement of PPC.
Apple doesn't need to say anything, the fact they never released Safari 6 and haven't had a single security update for SL in over 5 months says it all.The thing is, there's nothing official saying Apple has actually stopped supporting Snow Leopard. All the article says is that it didn't get a couple of patches, one of which, the infamous SSL bug, it didn't even require since SL wasn't affected. It's purely speculation.
and besides, how is it fair to compare it to XP? Microsoft didn't really have a choice unless they wanted a huge chunk of the worlds computers to be vulnerable.
The point being that users should be ready to retire their PPC applications or make special accommodations to continue using them. Apple announced the movie to Intel practically a lifetime ago, and we made the much larger transition from Classic to Mac OS X in a shorter period of time than this.PPC isn't supported past 10.5. Snow Leopard is 10.6.
The only thing I'm aware of that doesn't support Lion are Core (1) Duo machines, which aren't 64bit processors. Which to be sure, is unfortunate for the people holding on to these machines. But it is what happens when you buy a machine at the tail end of an architecture.Most first and second generation Intel macs (2005-2007) (Core, Core 2, using Intel 9xx series chipsets, basically) are capped at 10.6.
The point being that users should be ready to retire their PPC applications or make special accommodations to continue using them. Apple announced the movie to Intel practically a lifetime ago, and we made the much larger transition from Classic to Mac OS X in a shorter period of time than this.
The only thing I'm aware of that doesn't support Lion are Core (1) Duo machines, which aren't 64bit processors. Which to be sure, is unfortunate for the people holding on to these machines. But it is what happens when you buy a machine at the tail end of an architecture.
Plus there's something to be said for upgrading when even your cell phone is a 64bit CPU these days.
The point being that users should be ready to retire their PPC applications or make special accommodations to continue using them. Apple announced the movie to Intel practically a lifetime ago, and we made the much larger transition from Classic to Mac OS X in a shorter period of time than this.
The only thing I'm aware of that doesn't support Lion are Core (1) Duo machines, which aren't 64bit processors. Which to be sure, is unfortunate for the people holding on to these machines. But it is what happens when you buy a machine at the tail end of an architecture.
Plus there's something to be said for upgrading when even your cell phone is a 64bit CPU these days.
The point being that users should be ready to retire their PPC applications or make special accommodations to continue using them. Apple announced the movie to Intel practically a lifetime ago, and we made the much larger transition from Classic to Mac OS X in a shorter period of time than this.
Mavericks is free. There's your support.
Yeah, if you have a Core 2 Duo or better, you should probably be running Lion. However, that doesn't help people with machines with older CPUs, and there are a LOT of them out there, since in truth Core Duo machines are perfectly fine for surfing, email, and office app use.
Anyhoo, the old used MacBook 2008 I bought last year for cheap is on Lion fortunately, since it has as 2.4 GHz C2D T8300.
However, I hate the screen and would get my wife to take my old 2009 2.2 GHz C2D MacBook Pro (which is a much better machine) instead, but she doesn't seem to mind the crappy screen so much, and she uses it in the kitchen and gets gunk all over it. It would pain me to see grease and flour all over my aluminum MBP. Fortunately... in a way... Apple hasn't released that 12" Core i5 MacBook Pro in the Air form factor I want, so I haven't had a good reason to part with that MBP yet.
My Core 2 Duo MacBook included.Lion is not though, and there are several models from 5 or 6 years ago with integrated graphics that cannot run anything beyond Lion.
not following Intel's roadmap closely, is that more likely to be 2015 or 2016 timeframe?All I'm waiting for is a quad core rMBP13, and a reason to actually use it. Right now my portable needs are pretty well served by my iPad mini.