Apple Announces macOS 27 'Golden Gate', Drops Support For Intel Macs (appleinsider.com)
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- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/06/08/1822233/apple-announces-macos-27-golden-gate-drops-support-for-intel-macs
- Source link: https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/08/macos-27-golden-gate-delivers-more-liquid-glass-and-updated-siri
> Apple has [1]unveiled its next Mac operating system, macOS Golden Gate, with Apple promising better performance, the [2]improved Siri , and more. [...] On the surface, macOS Golden Gate is not as significant an upgrade as macOS Big Sur, or even macOS Tahoe with its Liquid Glass redesign. But under the surface, it is much more significant than it seems. Apple has chosen this release to draw a line in the sand. For the first time, the new macOS Golden Gate will [3]not support Macs that have Intel processors . [...] Nonetheless, as of when this is released to the public in September or October, no Intel Macs will ever be supported again.
One of the most notable design tweaks in this new release is a refinement of macOS toolbars and sidebars: toolbars are now more distinct, sidebars can stretch all the way to the window edge, and sidebar icons have regained color. Apple is also tightening window corner radii to address complaints about resizing behavior.
[1] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/apple-unveils-next-generation-of-apple-intelligence-siri-ai-and-more/
[2] https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/06/08/1811209/apple-announces-siri-ai-next-generation-of-apple-intelligence
[3] https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/08/macos-27-golden-gate-delivers-more-liquid-glass-and-updated-siri
Appeasment (Score:1)
Is the choice "Golden Gate" a way to appease Trump? Sounds like a combination of grifting and a certain arch...
San Francisco (Score:3)
Huh, made me think about a strait in California with an iconic bridge over it.
But you know maybe there is something wrong with me?
Re: (Score:2)
If you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you.
Re: Appeasment (Score:3)
If that were the case wouldn't it be called Golden Shower?
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More like San Fran liberals. Apple caters to certain groups already. They are not changing that demographic.
No Intel fine by me (Score:2)
I have multiple Macs and my oldest is my iMac i9 10-core abd I updated to the last Intel Mac OS the current Tahoe and actually wish I stayed on Sequoia. So not getting more of the Liquid Glass and no Apple Siri I'm good with. I work in audio so main reason I use Mac and after putting Tahoe on the one old Mac I think I'll be leaving my other Mac on Sequoia for a long time.
Dear Apple please do like the Unix OS and an install option for a barebones install for us using Mac for a specific app/type of work
Did dropping intel help the performance? (Score:2)
Apple says there are very significant performance boosts. I wonder...did they just finally prioritize performance on their roadmap (the performance has been going SEVERELY downhill on my macbook each year)? Were they able to get performance gains by dropping Intel support? Was it something else?...maybe just getting better at AI tooling?...I have been saying all along that AI will no longer be a bullshit technology when all the major companies use the AI tools to find performance efficiencies...and sudde
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Dropping Intel allows Apple to spend less money on development. There's zero reason it would actually cause performance improvements.
More things to do. (Score:2)
Guess my old Intel mac mini is getting a new OS.
The last MacBook was released in 2020 (Score:2)
Six years of support is pretty good and support won't be completely dropped. It's just not compatible with the latest OS.
Not the first time (Score:2)
It's not the first time Apple hasn't supported Intel. Before 2005, Apple wasn't supporting Intel at all.
Re: Not the first time (Score:2)
If you want to be pedantic, before that point Intel Macs did not exist; so they couldn't be unsupported prior to that time.
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> It's not the first time Apple hasn't supported Intel. Before 2005, Apple wasn't supporting Intel at all.
Technically they did.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibility_card
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Before 2005, Apple wasn't supporting Intel at all.
Really, I had QuickTime and iTunes way before 2005 on my x86.