So that you have to keep buying Macs every few years of course. If they gave you a way to install linux easily then you could use it far past their intended lifespan and wouldnt keep you locked into the apple ecosystem. They have proved time and time again that Apple hardware running anything but MacOS or iOS is something they will work very hard to stop you doing.

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dymk 25 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> every few years of course

That sounds like a you thing; I've kept my macs for at least 5 years. My M1 is still going strong and I haven't felt any pressure to upgrade.

	▲	alt227 5 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		2 more years and your mac will not install the latest MacOS version, which then means you will no longer be able to update any software on your own computer or install any new software either. If you could install linux or any other OS on it you would be able to use it for decades to come, but instead you will be forced to buy another new shiny Apple box. You will probably argue thats ok because you would have wanted one anyway by that time or some such point, but the fact remains that Apple will force you to upgrade your hardware not very long away by not allowing you to install anything on it.

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MYEUHD 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> past their intended lifespan

Thanks to the community, you can install macOS 15 (or older) on unsupported macs (as old as 18 years)

https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.ht...

https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

	▲	Marsymars an hour ago \| parent [-]
		It's a bit awkward where newer Intel models with T2 chips don't support OpenCore, so e.g. the 2019 MBA is going to run out of security updates with macOS 14, sooner than a 2008 MBA that OpenCore will update up to macOS 15.

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alsetmusic 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> past their intended lifespan

This bullshit needs to die. The products are designed to last.

	▲	alt227 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The hardware is designed to last, the software is designed to force you to buy a new device after 7 years.