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Re: Any advantage to updating to Big Sur?

From ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject Re: Any advantage to updating to Big Sur?
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
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Date 2020-11-12 23:18 -0600

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gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote:
> On 2020-11-13 03:20:54 +0000, Ant said:

> > Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> It'll be all these fools trying to instantly install Big Sur the
> >> immediate second it is available (most of them simply for bragging
> >> rights) ... yet another good reason to turn off automatic updates.  :-\
> > 
> >> Nobody with a brain ever installs version .0 of anything anyway. You
> >> should at least wait for version .1 to fix the many bugs that'll turn
> >> up with the first public release.
> > 
> > Ditto. For me, I just wait until the current installed OS (e.g., Mojave
> > v10.14.6 which got supplemental and Safari v14.0.1 updates today with no
> > problems) is no longer supported. Next year, I'll install Catalina which
> > is the last version to work in this 2012 13.3" MBP. :( I was surprised
> > to see High Sierra got an update today. I thought Apple would drop its
> > support after today's Big Sur release.

> I just updated both our machines from the last iteration of 10.14 to 
> 10.15.7, the last iteration of Catalina. I've never waited so long, but 
> I was reluctant to lose some obscure 32-bit utilities.

This is the big point here. Lots of 32-bit apps like Office 2011. :(


> I assume I'll have less rationale to avoid Big 11, and will jump on 
> board at .1 or .2.

Yep. Good idea. Why the rush if you can wait? I used to do that when I 
was younger. I got sick of dealing with issues and have no time.
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          Re: Any advantage to updating to Big Sur? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2020-11-12 20:52 -0800
            Re: Any advantage to updating to Big Sur? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-11-12 23:18 -0600
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