I’m specifically peeved about this. My personal 2016 mbp has nearly identical specs to my work 2017 mbp but my personal one is being left behind. Maybe there’s some minuscule hardware issue they couldn’t be bothered to work out but 5-6 years of OS updates is upsettingly short. I’d expect that for an android phone but not a high end laptop…
There does seem to be a dev working on porting over the OS if anyone has an earlier mac and really wants the new OS.
I’ve got a new and somewhat-old Mazda. The new one does have an internet connection but it really only seems to be used for remote start and door lock status/control. Its using the Verizon network (in the US) and it also pings a location when you power off the car. (All these things are available through a python api so thats fun)
Someone else in the comments of this post has the same issue and they think it’s static from the weave of the material. (I lost track of the comment, sorry for not linking it)
While I would rather use a password manager myself to keep accounts separate and not reliant on a single big tech account, I’m sure your average user would love the convenience of this and its overall security benefit would be a positive
There does seem to be a dev working on porting over the OS if anyone has an earlier mac and really wants the new OS.