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Top Apple analyst says MacBook demand has fallen 'significantly'::A top Apple analyst said Wednesday that shipments for MacBook computers will decline around 30% year over year.

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[-] HeavyDogFeet@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

This is going to blow your mind, but your computer doesn't actually explode when it stops getting updates. You can keep using it as long as the tools you use don't specifically require a new feature. I know, it's crazy, but it's true.

[-] teichflamme@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

This is going to blow your mind but from a security perspective this is the dumbest thing you can do

[-] HeavyDogFeet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Older Macs often get extra security updates even after they stop getting new OS updates. But if you’re the type of person to use a decade-old machine, I suspect that security isn’t your top concern.

Also, you can pretty easily get new versions of MacOS running on unsupported hardware, so it’s a non-issue no matter how you look at it.

[-] teichflamme@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

That's great but the initial statement was very ignorant

[-] HeavyDogFeet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not really, but you’re welcome to your opinion I guess.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

That was true for windows machines until Win 11 started forcing the TPM requirement

[-] mplewis@lemmy.globe.pub 4 points 1 year ago

Windows should generally be treated like malware for this sort of reason

[-] dukatos@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

But you already can't install MS 365 on Big Sur.

[-] HeavyDogFeet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And? Not everyone uses MS 365.

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