Comment by shantara
8 hours ago
Apple dropping 32-bit support resulted in me losing access to 3/4 of my Mac Steam library. Not every piece of software is built with an endless update treadmill in mind, no matter how much Apple would like to force the developers into one with their breaking changes and developer program subscription.
This would result in people losing access to a bunch of software just so Apple could shrug and shift the blame elsewhere. Because in the mind of an Apple fan, nothing is ever Apple’s fault.
The entire existence of 32-bit x86 Macs is in and of itself a tragedy of Apple's own making. Intel shipped the Core 2, a 64-bit CPU widely regarded as one of the company's greatest products, later in the very same year that Apple shipped the first x86 Macs. There was never any reason for 32-bit x86 Macs to exist except for Apple's rush to get them out the door and close down the AIM alliance.