Lee Duna to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months agoApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down10
arrow-up1281arrow-down1external-linkApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comLee Duna to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-square@abhibeckert@beehaw.orglinkfedilink4•edit-211 months agoUm. No they can’t. The class action lawyers would have a field day with that.
minus-square@Honytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilink3•11 months agoThey already do so with apps. If Apple deems the app too old, then it won’t be compatible and is as useful as a brick.
minus-square@Stormyfemme@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoYou know I have software on my PC old enough I can’t run it even in compatibility mode, I’d need to spin up a VM to run it or a pseudoVM like DOSBox, it’s not unheard of it’s not even uncommon.
minus-squareChemical WonkalinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agothey have the power to do it, is what I’m saying
Um. No they can’t. The class action lawyers would have a field day with that.
They already do so with apps.
If Apple deems the app too old, then it won’t be compatible and is as useful as a brick.
You know I have software on my PC old enough I can’t run it even in compatibility mode, I’d need to spin up a VM to run it or a pseudoVM like DOSBox, it’s not unheard of it’s not even uncommon.
they have the power to do it, is what I’m saying