![]() ![]() Keep in mind that when Apple ends support for a Mac, it doesn’t mean you can’t use that Mac anymore. But also, the Intel chips that are in use are also reaching Intel’s own “End of Servicing Lifetime” and Intel itself will no longer provide support and updates. Eliminating Intel code from macOS makes the software more efficient. Maintaining Intel code in macOS takes a lot of work and those are resources Apple prefers to allocate elsewhere. See: How long do MacBooks last.Ĭunningham points out that Apple is extremely motivated to move beyond Intel CPUs are soon as possible, not just so it can sell more Macs. So, if you have an Intel Mac, either its time has already run out or is running out. ![]() With macOS next year, Apple will likely bump that cutoff list up at least a year, meaning some Intel Macs sold right before the Apple silicon transition began might lose support. With macOS Sonoma, Apple’s compatibility list cuts off at the 2018 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini, Intel-based machines that are only five years old. And Apple may be accelerating that timeline now that the Apple silicon transition is completed.
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