Sultan Makende
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Q: 10.6.8 to 10.7 on macbook is a no go shame on Apple

I just tried downloading a new app for my 2006 macbook running 10.6.8 but I can't install it as I need a minimum of 10.7.
After searching on the net, I discovered that it is not possible to upgrade my OS beyond 10.6.8
The article I found about this: http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/what-to-do-if-your-mac-cant-run-mountain -lion/

States that Apple also no longer supports any security updates for users of 10.6.8 leaving our computers vulnerable to several malware viruses out there.
So what does a user using a totally functioning laptop stuck in this catch 22 situation do?
I'm guessing what Apple want's them to do is throw it away and buy a new one.
This is totally bad for the environment, bad for Apple's reputation and even worse, bad for the end user.
SHAME ON YOU APPLE!

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8), A second hand rather old macbook

Posted on Oct 8, 2014 5:27 AM

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Q: 10.6.8 to 10.7 on macbook is a no go shame on Apple

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  • by ckuan,

    ckuan ckuan Oct 8, 2014 5:39 AM in response to Sultan Makende
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    Oct 8, 2014 5:39 AM in response to Sultan Makende

    Lion System Requirements

    • Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
    • 2GB of memory
    • OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
    • 7GB of available space
    • Some features require an Apple ID. Terms apply

    Order Lion (10.7) see link below:

    http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion

  • by seventy one,

    seventy one seventy one Oct 8, 2014 5:53 AM in response to Sultan Makende
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    Oct 8, 2014 5:53 AM in response to Sultan Makende

    I would agree that the support system for updating operating systems is far too short but having said that, I have a 10.6.8 machine and wouldn't change it for the world.   It is a fact that NO FORMAL announcement has yet been made to say Snow Leopard is not supported but it is also a fact that the last update was many months ago.

     

    If you browse with care, do not download illegal matter and do not use bit torrent or the like , you will not easily encounter Malware.   Moreover, there is more than adequate guidance to protect yourself if you look for it.   Read ..

     

    http://www.thesafemac.com/admedic/

    And

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2435

     

    And be aware, if you download Lion you will lose all your previously purchased apps that need Rosetta to function.   Read this ...

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6271

  • by Sultan Makende,

    Sultan Makende Sultan Makende Oct 8, 2014 8:23 AM in response to ckuan
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    Oct 8, 2014 8:23 AM in response to ckuan

    Hi ckuan, thanks for your reply, but actually if the macbook's processor doesn't have a "2" in the processor name, i.e. "Intel core 2 duo". Then you definitely can't install 10.7. Believe me I already tried. Strange but true.

  • by Sultan Makende,

    Sultan Makende Sultan Makende Oct 8, 2014 8:40 AM in response to seventy one
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    Oct 8, 2014 8:40 AM in response to seventy one

    Thanks also seventy one, especially tipping me of about also losing Rosetta apps if I had been able to install 10.7 - I have quite a few.
    So I guess we 10.6.8 users will be permanently on a long SAFARI to an eventual dead end.
    I think Apple is again moving back to the bad old days of Gil Amelio, before Steve Jobs came back and pulled it out of the hole.
    A company at the forefront of technology like Apple, needs a certain amount of moral integrity for its users and the rest of the planet's sake.
    Creating short-term and needless obsolescence for older equipment users just to make more profit is not a good moral position.

  • by seventy one,

    seventy one seventy one Oct 8, 2014 10:23 AM in response to Sultan Makende
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    Oct 8, 2014 10:23 AM in response to Sultan Makende

    When has business been entirely moral?

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Oct 8, 2014 10:38 AM in response to Sultan Makende
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    Oct 8, 2014 10:38 AM in response to Sultan Makende

    Sultan Makende wrote:

     


    Creating short-term and needless obsolescence for older equipment users just to make more profit is not a good moral position.

    It's called progress.

     

    There are other browsers than Safari that you can use.

     

    If your Mac continues to do what you wanted it do you don't need to upgrade just for the sake of it.

     

    Here is how Apple defines obsolesence:

     

    Obsolete products are those that were discontinued more than seven years ago. Apple has discontinued all hardware service for obsolete products with no exceptions. Service providers cannot order parts for obsolete products. These include ALL G4 and G5 PPC models.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1752?viewlocale=en_US

  • by Sultan Makende,

    Sultan Makende Sultan Makende Oct 8, 2014 10:39 AM in response to seventy one
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    Oct 8, 2014 10:39 AM in response to seventy one

    Business without moral responsibility is short-termism, all will suffer in the long term, including the business itself.

    Furthermore,  recent data from Net Applications shows that over 52% of the current Mac installed base is either running Snow Leopard or an older version of Mac OS X.
    Many of us older (in mac years) mac users made Apple what it is today. We carried on buying and using macs even during the bad old days of Gil Amelio.

    I think if Jobs was still alive, he would not have allowed this faithful user base to be abandoned by Apple.

  • by Sultan Makende,

    Sultan Makende Sultan Makende Oct 8, 2014 10:48 AM in response to Klaus1
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    Oct 8, 2014 10:48 AM in response to Klaus1

    Klaus, I'm not to bothered about browsers, more trying to keep my household's 5 macs all working and compatible:
    a 2006 macbook, a 2008 macbook pro, a 2008 imac, a 2012 mac pro desktop and a 2013 mac mini.

    See what good customers of Apple we are?
    I'm beginning to think we had better ditch our macs and go down the dreaded Windows route, at least we would know the devil we are dealing with

  • by kahjot,

    kahjot kahjot Oct 8, 2014 10:34 PM in response to Sultan Makende
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    Oct 8, 2014 10:34 PM in response to Sultan Makende

    I think it's a bit unreasonable to expect an 8-year-old computer to still be fully supported by the manufacturer (and it would have to be supported by a significant number of software developers, as well, to be of much use). I also doubt very much that Steve Jobs would be interested in Apple maintaining support for hardware that old into the more recent versions of the OS.

     

    Nothing really stops you from using some fairly old hardware. I still have older systems here, including a B&W G3 (upgraded to G4), my 2002 MDD G4, even a PowerMac 9600. I don't even try to use the really old machines for internet access, but I have TenFourFox, which gets security updates, installed on the MDD. I still use mostly Snow Leopard on my main system, and I use browsers such as Firefox that are still getting security updates, which I would do anyway since I don't like Safari.

     

    I'm annoyed that Apple pulled the plug on security updates for Snow Leopard, given that it is a far better OS than any of the cats that have been released since then. But so far, it hasn't been a problem for me. I plan to run Snow Leopard in a VM when it becomes absolutely necessary to move to a more recent OS.