macOS 26 May Not Support 2018 MacBook Pros, 2019 iMacs, or the iMac Pro (appleinsider.com)
(Thursday May 29, 2025 @11:28AM (msmash)
from the forced-obsolescence dept.)
- Reference: 0177853269
- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/05/29/1528238/macos-26-may-not-support-2018-macbook-pros-2019-imacs-or-the-imac-pro
- Source link: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/05/28/macos-26-may-not-support-2018-macbook-pros-2019-imacs-or-the-imac-pro
Apple's upcoming macOS 26 operating system [1]may abandon support for several older Mac models , according to AppleInsider. The casualties will include 2018 MacBook Pro models, the 2020 Intel MacBook Air, the 2017 iMac Pro, and the 2018 Mac mini -- all currently the oldest machines compatible with macOS Sequoia, the report said, citing a source familiar with the matter. The 2019 MacBook Pro models and 2020 5K iMac models will retain compatibility with the new system, codenamed "Cheer," said AppleInsider.
[1] https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/05/28/macos-26-may-not-support-2018-macbook-pros-2019-imacs-or-the-imac-pro
[1] https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/05/28/macos-26-may-not-support-2018-macbook-pros-2019-imacs-or-the-imac-pro
Meanwhile in Linux land... (Score:2)
by serviscope_minor ( 664417 )
Looks like ubuntu 26.04 will still be supporting my thinkpad W510 from 2010. I think it originally came with 8.04. Can't remember if it was a preinstall at this point or merely the official OK form Lenovo along with a blank hard disc.
Anyway, looks like Apple want to bring the world of android-level hardware support to laptops. This is not an improvement.
Time to drop intel support (Score:2)
Leave the overheating cpus behind for good. It's been five years since the move to Arm, time to make the switch permanent.