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M4 Macs can't virtualise older macOS

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176 points Brajeshwar | 1 comments | 16 Nov 24 16:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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doomlaser ◴[16 Nov 24 16:38 UTC] No.42157271[source]▶
Come on, Apple. What are you doing? I was thinking just the other day that Apple should virtualize older iPhones within the latest iPhone system software, so you could seamlessly open old apps and games (32-bit, anyone?) in their own containerized environments. I can't think why they haven't added this feature for any reason other than money grubbing.

You could even customize the containers to be completely closed off from the rest of the iPhone—no contacts, no Internet access (or high security Internet access), etc.

Come on, Apple. Do something good for once. Oh and bring back the headphone jack.

-Mark

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djha-skin ◴[16 Nov 24 16:43 UTC] No.42157308[source]▶
Apple does a lot of good stuff, But remember that their whole business model is selling hardware. They have no financial interest in making it easy to continue to use old phones.
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1. neodymiumphish ◴[16 Nov 24 18:25 UTC] No.42158066[source]▶
They have to maintain a balance that still incentivizes current purchases. Otherwise it’ll be a constantly trend of “don’t buy now, support might not last.”