Software updates for 2017 MacBook Pro in the next 5 years

It depends on what you mean by "software update". A 15" mid-2017 MacBook Pro, if that's the model you have, cannot run any version of macOS newer than macOS 13 Ventura, so that Mac will not run any future version of macOS and so will not get any new features or capabilities as part of the OS. Apple may still provide security patches for a while yet, though none of us here know Apple's plans with any certainty.

Regards.

The 'company line' is basically that they provide full support (including Security updates) for the current version (now MacOS 15 Sequoia) and the Two previous versions (MacOS 14 Sonoma and MacOS 13 Ventura). Some major software vendors follow that same playbook, such a Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc) products. if you depnd on those, they may become restricted at that pinch-point.

MacOS has historically been updated in the Fall of each year, so you should be prepared for 'no more security updates' after next Fall (northern hemisphere).

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Many newer features are being introduced as Apple-Silicon Macs only, including extended inter-operability with other Apple devices, 'Deskview' camera use in conferencing, and Apple Intelligence AI writing features. So there may not be a cliff you face in this case, but a constant siren-call of new capabilities, but "MY old Mac can not do that new stuff".

if you do not depend on Microsoft products or Major packages with a similar policy, and are not very concerned about new features and Security Updates, you can drive it till the wheels fall off. It may not be able to do MORE, but it can still do everything it could do when it was removed from the original box, and quite a bit more in addition based on free software updates so far.

PeytonDShelton wrote:

I have 2017 MacBook Pro 15', My grandmother just gave me as a Gift and what I see that this computer is gonna last Software update in next year or 2. I wonder if this MacBook I have, will it keep going software update for next 5 year? I didn't realize that this MacBook is little old. I will be so happy if there'll still good

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