Q: OSX version, can I upgrade to a supported version ?

Inputs from apple & customer user's perspective:

- There's a compatibility issue everytime apple decides not to support older hardware with an upcoming new osx system version

- I would design the system in a way that during the installation the hardware is inspected and the system installed adaptively to the hardware, no matter how old.

So that I might be able to run a maverick 10.9 version on a G4 powerbook, of course only with features supported by the hardware and that allow a performance with no disadvantages compared e.g. to a tiger 10.4 version. etc.

- That way you could keep running your old hardware if it's ok with the performance and purpose you need and still run a fully supported newer osx version.

- Not comfortable to be obligated to replace your expensive and still performant hardware completely just because apple does not support any systems anymore that would be compatible with the hardware …

- I also would not release Bootcamp versions depending on OSX version regarding Windows version dependencies. Why can' t I run Windows 7 bootcamp on OSX 10.6 if I can't upgrade to 10.9 because of hardware incompatibility ?

Isn't it ?

Cheers