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Anilu_777 said:

I have a few apps that I really like but they haven’t been updated in 3 years. So I know when I get a new phone they won’t download. I wish developers would give yearly updates to make sure apps work with the new OS. 

That's not Apple's fault. Often it's not just downloading the newest version of Xcode and pressing the "compile" button.

It's up to the developer to commit to regular refreshes which might require rewriting portions of the code, sometimes extensive amounts.

rob53 said:

genovelle said:

bonobob said:

So will Apple respect employees’ desires to work in a masked environment, or work from home if that’s not possible at their location?

Working from home full time is not realistic for the majority of Apple employees. If that is what they need, a secretive hardware based innovation dependent company like Apple is probably not a good fit for them. 

I agree. Sometimes the only place to work for certain employees is at the company's building where everything is located. It doesn't work to try and outfit every employee's house with enough corporate hardware to allow them to do everything.

It has little to do with allocating hardware for employees' homes.

Apple has repeatedly stated at the highest level that in person, face-to-face collaboration is vital to creativity and the company's success.

Remember that most Apple employees don't need access to high-security labs or super-expensive test equipment.

Even from Day 1 of the initial shelter-in-place order by the Santa Clara County Public Health Officer (back in March 2020), there were explicitly stated exceptions made for on-site access for mission critical tasks. If you need access to a high-security lab filled with prototype models and specialized testing equipment, you could be there by the SCC DPH regulations. Even an admin could periodically show up at a brokerage office to collect snail mail, pick up forms, etc.

edr said:

Crappy Google OS that spies on every single action, and every single page, now "READY"! to spy on your older machines. No thanks. Those old machines still work perfectly well with their original OS as long as you're using an SSD and keep it clean or reinstall the original OS if necessary.

First of all, it's ChromeOS not GoogleOS.

None of the Macs listed above can run the latest version of macOS (Monterey). Remember that Apple only provides updates for the current macOS version as well as security patches for the two prior versions (currently Big Sur and Crapalina). When macOS Ventura is released this fall, Apple will discontinue security patches for Crapalina.

Let's use the MacBook (2010) as an example. It was released with OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 and the last supported version was OS X 10.13 High Sierra which transitioned to unsupported status in November 2020. That means this particular Mac+OS combination is vulnerable to security issues that have been revealed since that time. 

Remember that this includes no updates to Safari. Web browsers are typically the most vulnerable end-user applications on a typical computer. Of course, one can mitigate these risks by switching to a different browser (Firefox or one of the Chromium-based browsers) and avoiding Safari use.

ChromeOSPlex presumably receives critical security updates periodically. Of course, one has the option of installing Linux (or possibly FreeBSD) on these systems.

No one is pointing a gun at the heads of the older Macs' owners and saying they need to switch to ChromeOS Plex. If you don't want to run ChromeOS Plex, you don't need to. However this is just an announcement that the option exists.

In the same way, you don't need to eat a hardboiled egg for lunch today. But it is an option.

caladanian said:

Apple has a strange understanding of “professionals”, apparently.

I've been an Apple customer for decades and as far as I can tell "professional" is a marketing moniker that mostly means "more expensive."

It's usually accompanied by slightly better performance. Is that enough to merit the "professional" branding?

It is for Apple. And perhaps more importantly their overall customer base has accepted Apple's usage of the term.

applesauce007 said:

Ok, let's see...  Apple has zero stores in Colombia.  Oh well...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Store

Those are bricks-and-mortar stores. You don't need a bricks-and-mortar location to do business.

Ever hear of Amazon.com? How many bricks-and-mortar stores do they have where you live? How about Roku? Or Sony? Or LG? Or Logitech?

How many retail stores does Nintendo have? Two: New York and Tel Aviv. Zero in Japan: not a single one.