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[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

Yes and no.

First, because they always discontinue/remove/change APIs and stuff, apps need to be constantly updated (= pay subscription or buy new version every 2-3 years). You can't just use something from 2008.

Second, because they set arbitrary minimum requirements, the average life of a Mac is in average 7 years from launch, then it stops getting updates.

Which means: $1200 for the laptop - $500 inflated resale value even after 7 years = $700/7 = $100 yearly "subscription" to use the latest version of MacOS