Intel Mac withdraws from Apple stage, sources say "macOS Retirement" program will be launched next year.
CTOnews.com, June 9 (Xinhua)-- Apple launched Mac Pro with M2 Ultra chip at this year's WWDC 2023, completing the transition from Intel to Apple Silicon. In the latest article, foreign science and technology media 9to5Mac believes that the macOS update released by Apple next year will begin to stop supporting Intel Mac.
In November 2020, Apple launched the M1 chip, marking the beginning of a new chapter in Apple Silicon. Apple originally planned to complete the transition within 2 years, but it has been delayed until now for a variety of reasons.
CTOnews.com lists the Intel Mac models that support macOS Sonoma as follows:
2017 iMac Pro
2018 Mac mini
2018 MacBook Air
2018 MacBook Pro
2019 MacBook Air
2019 MacBook Pro
2019 iMac
2019 Mac Pro
2020 MacBook Air
2020 MacBook Pro
2020 iMac
The media believes that Apple's update to the macOS version launched in 2024 will be the last version supported by Intel Mac.
It has been three years since Apple launched the M1 chip, and the media believes that the 2017 iMac Pro,2018 Mac and most 2019 Mac cannot be upgraded to macOS 15, while the 2019 Mac Pro and 2020 Mac devices can last from one year to 2025, and macOS 15 is the last version.
