- #2014 MACBOOK AIR OS UPDATE PRO#
- #2014 MACBOOK AIR OS UPDATE SOFTWARE#
- #2014 MACBOOK AIR OS UPDATE MAC#
From the point of view of those, like myself, that work mainly from the command line, the many similarities under the hood between macOS and Linux make this aspect of the transition very easy.
#2014 MACBOOK AIR OS UPDATE SOFTWARE#
Linux distros, as far as I know, have no time limits on the availability of their software patches or their upgrades to their versions of the OS (as long as the machines are not so very ancient as to be too slow or limited in memory storage, of course) nor the developers have objections to users repairing their machines, since they neither sell nor repair hardware anyways. Also, because moving from an old to a new machine is a hassle that no normal person is very eager to put up with, particularly if the computer is used to do work to make a living and the user has little time for such a distraction, unless that person has a boss, and this boss orders the change, or some other external reason forces it to be done.īeyond the complete end of support, for some of us being ready to switch to some distro of Linux OS in any new computer not more expensive than necessary, is also an option worth exploring (and practicing beforehand), when no longer able to get parts or security fixes for one’s Mac. Is not just the expense of buying a new machine and new software to do with it what one has been doing with the old machine, the latter because the old software is not compatible with the new machine. Many of us, myself included, are interested in keeping a computer that is working OK for at least six or seven years, even more if possible. (2) Software: here I am not sure of what were the recommendations made already, also in other threads, on how long does Apple send security patches to older Macs: only up to seven years since a model was first put up for sale by Apple? Longer than that? (And if there are none available from Apple anymore, and one does no longer care about Apple’s opinions on the matter, from other sources than Apple, maybe even eBay?)
#2014 MACBOOK AIR OS UPDATE MAC#
(1) Hardware: In other threads this has been discussed already, and the prevailing opinion has been that one can take one’s old Mac for repairs to any repair shop that is affiliated with Apple, not only to an Apple Store, to have it fixed as long as the needed replacement parts are available.
I also would like to discus what to use, as an alternative to a Mac, when the one now has is no longer supported by Apple at all, and or parts are no longer available to replace those that fail in one’s model.
#2014 MACBOOK AIR OS UPDATE PRO#
Alex5723 is referring to “Air” computers in his original comment that began this thread, but I think that the same questions apply to all Mac computers not yet, but not really very long from now (such as my MacBook Pro mid 2015, in mid-2022) being in the same situation as the “Air” ones from mid 2013 – early 2014. This thread is about two issues: (1) Hardware support of Mac computers becoming obsolete according to Apple (2) Software support of the same.
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