So Can I get refund for my 32bit apps that you at apple just stop allowing?

We are not Apple. We are fellow international users providing voluntary support to other users.

Apple started warning uses and developers with the release of macOS 10.13.4 in the Spring of 2018 that they would be transitioning a future operating system (Catalina) to 64-bit application support only. Developers were offered the software development kits to make this happen in a timely fashion. This information was also made available on most Apple-focused blogs and even online news coverage.

Old Toad is correct in that you need to check with the vendors of your 32-bit applications about their 64-bit application support, whether they went to a subscription model for 64-bit, or just gave up at 32-bits and faded away.

”… just stopped allowing” ???

If you call 3 and a half years ago “just”, them I guess you are right.

And while Apple started warning about 64-bit only in 2018, they telegraphed their move to 64-bit when the iPhone went 64-bit ONLY in 2015.

64-bit only is not a new, nor sudden move by Apple. The developers were given years of advanced notice, and the signs were there for users.

If you must run 32-bit software, you could install a virtual machine, and run an older macOS version as a guest system.

You'll have to contact the developers of the apps and see if they have an updated to 64 bit or will give you a refund.

Didn't you get a warning like this when using the 32 bit apps in the old system?

We got them for about 6 months before Catalina was released to the public.

What system were you running previously before upgrading to Ventura?

When you purchase an app, you buy it for the device model and the system it has been built for. You can use the app, as long as you have a compatible device and a compatible system. A major system upgrade is creating a new world which older apps have not been prepared for, and It is not to be expected, that all older application or device drivers will be able to run any longer, when you upgrade the system on a device to a new, completely redesigned system version.

Before you upgrade to a newer system version, you should check your software, if it will be compatible with the new system version. You are not forced to upgrade to a new, major release, unless you need to buy a new Mac, that will only come with the current system version or you are eager to use the new, improved features of the new system version, but then the price to pay will be to find updated versions of older apps and drivers that will no longer be able to run.

So I paid money for apps and apple just decides we only want 64 bit and screw all your 32 bit apps that you paid for.

That's not what happened. You paid for this apps and you can still use them. What you can't do Is use them on recent operating systems or new Macs. So, you got exactly what you paid for. You upgraded. If you didn't do due diligence before that, that's on you.

Kinslur wrote:

So the real question can I get a refund for the apps that you at apple decided that I can not use for ever?

No.

Kinslur wrote:

So I paid money for apps and apple just decides we only want 64 bit and screw all your 32 bit apps that you paid for.

So the real question can I get a refund for the apps that you at apple decided that I can not use for ever?

I bought a game called "Myst" for my PowerMac in 1993. It was a great game. It ran under System 7 back then. Unfortunately it no longer runs under a modern MacOS. Should I demand a refund from Apple also?

Kinslur wrote:

So the best answer is not to upgrade.

Thanks for reply.

That way you remain in an old system that no longer is supported with security updates. But, if it does what you need and want then………

steve626 wrote:

Should I demand a refund from Apple also?

I don't know about "demand". Maybe if you asked nicely. 😎