Michal Ždanský While some are still recovering from of trimmed features in iOS 6 for older devices, Apple has prepared another gem for us: AirPlay Mirroring, one of the biggest attractions of the upcoming OS X Mountain Lion system, will be available only for Mac computers from 2011 and later.
To this fact, we discussion pointed out on June 22 by our reader Tomáš Libenský. At the time, however, we were unable to find direct evidence for this claim. The server has already informed about the cut support 9to5Mac based on the absence of AirPlay Mirroring in the developer preview for 2010 and earlier Macs. However, this information could not be 100% confirmed, as functions from the beta version may still change in the final version.
Unfortunately, limited support for the AirPlay protocol was confirmed by Apple itself in technical specifications of Mountain Lion, which you don't just click on. Here it clearly states that only iMac mid-2011, Mac mini mid-2011, MacBook Air mid-2011, MacBook Pro early-2011 and of course newer models of said devices will receive support.
In light of this information, we know that even devices that are less than two years old will not get the full OS X Mountain Lion operating system. The biggest irony is that AirPlay Mirroring is not even supported by the Mac Pro, the most powerful Mac in Apple's lineup, which received a very minor update after WWDC 2012. A device that you can buy today will not get one of the essential functions of the new operating system. It's a bit reminiscent of the current situation around Nokia phones and Windows Phone 8.
Support for only machines from 2011 and later suggests that this is a limitation of the generation of Intel processors codenamed Sandy Bridge. You, among other things, offer very fast decoding of HD video and it is the only link that could be related to the limitation. On the other hand, the existence of AirParrot, which allows the same functionality and works on much older devices, rather suggests that Apple is just playing a dirty game of partial support for older devices to force users to update their devices more often if they want all the new features .
[do action=”quote”]Quo vadis, Apple?[/do]
We could see exactly the same approach in iOS 6, where Apple limited some functions completely for no reason, for example for the iPhone 4, where the hardware obviously did not in any way prevent the smooth functioning of the functions that were denied to the device. Functions such as FaceTime on the 3G network or voice navigation in new maps. We don't like Apple's leaning towards the dark side of the Force at all. From a company that proclaims how much it cares about its customers, this is a blow to loyal users, and Apple could start to gradually lose its loyal sheep. Quo vadis, Apple?
I don't believe that there is a purchasing power that would change the device every year. just reinstalling the computer I'm working on would put me off. with ios it's funny, but the lifespan of hw and sw (third-party applications) is at least 2 file three years
From my point of view, apple is quite a mess here, and instead of fragmentation, it should focus on optimizing for older devices so that with each update, they do not become noticeably slowed down by iOS itself
iPhone 3G please, old iPad too... because of the retina, I'm not going anywhere, the iPhone shouldn't be for 15 but for 5...
Reinstalling the computer you are working on is "finger in the nose" unlike Windows. Timemachine backup, reinstall, recovery. All in a few clicks. Windows can only dream about this for now.
If Apple allowed everything for models that are 3-4 years old, then its sales could decrease. If I'm not talking about the Czech Republic, where MacBook sales are still growing, but I'm talking about other countries, for example the USA (it's still the main market), how else would they force them to upgrade their machine? If everyone kept a notebook for 4 years and then who would they sell it to? I admit that Mirroring support only for year-old devices is a joke. Apple could allow at least 2010 models. Btw, with iOS, I completely understand. I have an iPhone 4 and will be upgrading to a new iPhone anyway. iPhone 4 is a 2 year old mobile and should enable all new features on it? Who would then buy a new iPhone? This could then only be released by iOS and a new device every two years. It seems to me a logical step on the part of Apple. It's not a cheap brand, I admit, but those who want the best will have to pay their respects. And considering that a one- or two-year-old iPhone or Macbook can be sold for a decent price, why not change it once or twice a year?
I agree, due to the high value that even used Apple devices hold, an update is a question, so the investment is a maximum of 20% of the price of the device (older ones can be decently sold). and people who buy a two-year-old mac probably won't even install mountain lion and it doesn't have to have the latest functions. but I do not agree that new software should be optimized for more than 2 generations of old hardware. that would slow everything down.
and another thing, pay attention to the difference between fragmentation and segmentation! fragmentation is when the same functionality manifests itself differently on different phones (Android and a million different resolutions) and segmentation is the decision of the software creator not to allow the software to run on lower versions (setting each application - deployment target). and segmentation is done precisely for the purpose of avoiding fragmentation, so there is a big difference. and segmentation is actually applied by apple, partly because something wouldn't run on old hardware and partly to entice geeks like us, who care about every new function, to upgrade. which, as I mentioned at the beginning of the post, are quite simple and not so expensive.
Apple is definitely following the "buy a new device, get new features" trend and it's clearly working for them. There is a huge marketing masquerader behind it, but it is so well done that you don't even realize it. Personally, I'm so worked up that I tend to buy a new device and have new features rather than mess with an older device. Although it is an expensive hobby, it is worth it. The funny thing is that yesterday I ran a modified iOS 3.1.3 on a first generation iPhone that has iOS 5 features and everything runs nice and smooth, so I agree that this is a clear intention on Apple's part, see what Mattes writes.
I'm already wondering if it wouldn't be better to leave Apple products. I have an iPhone 4 and some features from iOS 6 will not work on it. But I'm definitely not going to buy a new iPhone this fall. Cook et al. they are drowning in billions and we will continue to contribute to the abnormal accumulation of their wealth. If Apple continues to do this, I will leave their products willy-nilly. I see no logic in buying an Apple device every year (or every other year) for a few new features.
And what do you want to choose instead of iOS? Windows Phone, where they announce half a year before the release of a new version of the system that it will not work on current phones, or any Android, where it works exactly the same (for example, not a single system update was released on my model)?
Well, I don't know if I would call this fragmentation. It could already be said that fragmentation took place, for example, in the case of SIRI.
Well, I don't know if you have tried the AirParrot application, but when I tried it on a Macbook Pro early 2011, I was absolutely not satisfied with the performance of the application, and after several hours of testing, I concluded that it was unusable for practical use. Lags, disconnections, choppy and low-quality images for full hd video. I really hope that Apple will make its application properly and if older macs mean poor functionality, then it is stupid to support them.
The whole fragmentation consists in the fact that Mirroring can be used without problems only on Sandy Bridge processors and newer, therefore it will only work on products from 2011 and newer. Don't keep looking for something else behind the team.
I think she does it well and rightly :-)). If there is a possibility to be even smaller that it would not work 100 percent on older things, then it is better not to put it there.. I agree with apple. See what he's doing :-)) They probably don't care much about profit anymore :-))
I've switched from Android to iOS and I'm shaking my head in disbelief at the outrage some of you are getting. I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8 P10.1 7500 months ago (3G + WiFi - so more expensive) and it only got an update to Android 3.2 a month or two ago (on the P7510 it was about 2 months earlier). That's why I sold it. And that was the SGT flagship (tablet). If anyone is complaining that they don't just get some new features for a 2 year old device (but get a new system with new features), then I wish you the best of luck with the competition. With Android you will get a maximum of 1 system upgrade (and only for the most expensive models) and with a huge delay, and in WP you will get 7.8, where all the functions from WP8 will be there, only applications written in native code will not work, which I think will be the case in the future the vast majority.
This seems to me to be downright unfair from Apple, everywhere they advertise how their "mainly" laptops have an enormous lifespan, how the battery lasts 5 years and I don't know what to do and then they functionally separate laptops that are 2 years old... after all, that's complete nonsense. I'll take it for the iPhone, it's "cheap" as well as the iPad, but to exchange the MBA 13" Late-2010 for a new one now, it can't be worth it, because I doubt that the laptop bought for CZK 32000 will now be sold for a price of, say, CZK 25000 so that I can throw in only 7k and buy a new model, moreover, I don't even want a new model due to the absence of nVidia graphics, because Apple completely screwed up the Airs and started stuffing integrated Intel stuff into them... In my opinion, the Late-2010 Air was the best of the entire range of Airs. Well, now, half a month before the release of Mountain Lion, Apple announces that I won't even get the function I want most from ML, they're quite tough... And if AirPlay can handle an iPad or iPhone with an A5 or A5X CPU, then any Apple Computer from 2009 upwards… So I hope Apple will come to their senses and enable this feature on older devices after “I guess” a huge number of customer complaints…
In addition, I wanted to buy an Apple TV based on this feature, so instead of Apple making money from people buying an Apple TV thanks to the possibility of using mostly MBs, they will force them to update to a newer device first, which they won't do before they buy an Apple TV like me...
So newer iOS devices are optimized for airplay, you can try exporting a video from iMovie to h264 on a new iPad and an older Macbook Pro, you will see that the iPad wins several times over. And the Airplay system is built on online image compression.
That may be true, but I don't think the MBA late 2010 is any less powerful than the MBA mid 2011, let alone that it's any less powerful than an iPad or iPhone, so I guess. Optimization is a software issue, so I'd say it should work on 2010 hardware as well... The question is what's the real reason for not supporting this service on devices older than 2011, anyway we'll never know, Apple just won't tell us. Personally, I would understand if Apple issued a press release that for this and that reason we could not guarantee 100% quality and functionality on devices older than 2011, and then I would understand it as a user, but Apple will never do this, probably also because they have no valid reason. They just don't want to :D
Personally, I think it's really related to SB features and not CPU performance. Apple put iOS 3 on the iPhone 4G and everyone was unhappy with how slow it was. If it then looked the same on older machines, then a lot of people would think about it as a fraud on the part of Apple.
ugh, I bought an Apple TV for this about a month ago, luckily I have an Air 2011.
Unfortunately, I'm already out of luck with the iPhone 4
Well, personally, I don't see anything so surprising in this... In my opinion, Apple takes a completely rational approach - the service it provides must be perfect. The idea that he would go the way of Microsoft/Google and release everything to everyone... then we will get to a state where we will cry here that something doesn't work for us, or it doesn't work as advertised... I consider Apple to be a premium brand and I want devices from it it worked without error... When I only want "something in my hand/on the table" I will get an Android...
LoL, precisely because of such glorification of Apple, we are a non-Mac user for iOvce :D Fart perfect service - Apple is a money machine like all other companies, only it knows how to do it smartly (that's why it has such margins). Because I don't have to debug SW for X type HW, the situation is much easier for me. Their first major releases are (considering the above) just as buggy as the last OSes.
…hmm… …you're probably right… …however, personally I don't feel like any (i/a/g/m)Sheep. My server runs on Win2008r2, in virtual Ubuntu, in which I run WordPress... and yes, the work tool is a macbook and that's because it suits me best and yes, when I bought an apple tv (2 and then 3) I wanted what it works without problems - and so it (along with a pile of airport express, iPads, iPhones, iPods) really is... ...but you're right, when I read it in sequence it sounds like (and it is) a glorification that is pointless, Apple is a company like any other, and after many years of experience with Linux and Windows, it suits me best, but that is only my experience, which does not need to be imposed on anyone... ...thanks for the response...
No flame :), it just bothers me that on Mac servers there are issues like 50 articles about what the iPhone will probably look like, including 20 guaranteed renders, we're really stupid.
Thanks for the fair reaction, I'm also sitting on several walls (at home on apple trees).
And everything works as it should ;)
I don't like this approach either. On the one hand, due to the fact that this accelerates the unnecessary psychological obsolescence of hardware based only on incompatible software, and on the other hand, due to the fact - which is related to the first - that it will in turn increase the consumption of natural resources and therefore the burden on the environment. We may have energy-efficient devices for God's sake, but until this wasteful consumerism changes, we can hardly expect to keep the Earth in good shape (although its health can already be doubted enough today).
I am surprised that other non-profit organizations, which advocate for more gentle production and operation of various services like iCloud, have not protested against this for a long time. Even this factor (production) causes a great burden on our planet. Apple is a big giant that can do something about this negative phenomenon. But he, too, is primarily concerned with maximizing profit, the rest is secondary. And it is necessary to realize that this consumer policy is something common.