MP 7,1 New Mac Pro or not?

[barmann]

ght now I'm at a tipping point on the new Mac Pro: wait for expected sticker shock for BTO or go back to a Windows (Yuk!).

While I share your hate for Windows, keep in mind that OSX isn't what it used to be .

Just like they do with their mobile OS, Apple is limiting backwards compatibility of apps and hardware at an alarming rate, whenever a new version is released . That's about twice a month .

And with a new Mac, you almost never have the choice of using an earlier OSX than what it came with .

So unless you are a 'recreational user' , or a pro employee with an IT department at your disposal, OSX might not be the best choice for commercial work .

 

[majus]

...or a pro employee with an IT department at your disposal, OSX might not be the best choice for commercial work .

That probably qualifies for First Place for "Wrongest Utterance About A Mac."

 

[Zdigital2015]

While I share your hate for Windows, keep in mind that OSX isn't what it used to be .

Just like they do with their mobile OS, Apple is limiting backwards compatibility of apps and hardware at an alarming rate, whenever a new version is released . That's about twice a month .

And with a new Mac, you almost never have the choice of using an earlier OSX than what it came with .

So unless you are a 'recreational user' , or a pro employee with an IT department at your disposal, OSX might not be the best choice for commercial work .

macOS is exactly what it used to be...your scaremongering aside.

Supporting seven year old Macs is hardly limiting backwards compatibility and if you’re referencing 32-bit apps being dropped you should expect ZERO sympathy. Apple has been telling developers and users to get ready for nearly 15 years and anyone acting surprised or upset needs to check themselves. It is not an alarming rate, good grief...technology changes and Apple gives developers and users plenty of heads up about that. Once the apps that still need to transition have transitioned, that’s it. Whether you have a cherished piece of software or you’re simply to cheap to upgrade, stop blaming Apple. They gave everyone plenty of notice and transition time.

New Macs have always shipped with the latest and greatest OS and been locked from running older versions...this is nothing new with Apple...good grief, you honestly think Apple should support people running High Sierra on this brand new Mac Pro?

macOS Catalina still has some rough edges, but it is certainly ready for commercial work.

You’re not one of those people still clinging to MacOS X Tiger, are you?

 

[barmann]

You’re not one of those people still clinging to MacOS X Tiger, are you?

I'm more of a OSX Leopard person .
But I'm mostly running Mavericks , being avantgarde and all that .

As for adapting to the latest versions of OSX, it used to be a fairly painless process .
You just waited for the 2nd or third revision, when the major bugs were ironed out and 3rd party drivers were available, installed , adjusted and all was good .

After Leopard it became more of a pain; after Mavericks, backwards compatibility - wich has always been a major factor in any OS development - was ignored to a large degree .
At the same time, some software creators went along with that policy - looking at you , Adobe - and locked newer app versions to OS(X) versions .

Arguably, without much if any progress being made re. performance, features or usability .