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I am sure that if I were to adopt MacOS Monterey in the future I would be forced to upgrade VMware Fusion as well, but with Fusion 11 working fine for me, I don't want or need to upgrade. Not to say that Apple's refusal to release standalone updates for Big Sur has greatly soured my impression of Big Sur. I have no need to upgrade to Big Sur, and I certainly don't want to be forced to upgrade VMware Fusion because of a useless OS upgrade (to me). If I want it to run on Mojave or Catalina I can use version 11.5.7.

My main application on my main machine is VMware Fusion 11, which runs superbly on MacOS Sierra 10.12.6 (11.0.3) and High Sierra 10.13.6 (11.5.3). My Mac mini 2018 is eligible, although I will keep it on Mojave as I see no reason to move.Īs for the OS itself, as far as I can see there is nothing to interest me or can entice me to upgrade.
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Well, as the Apple Silicon transition is proceeding, I am actually a bit surprised (the Intel version of) MacOS Monterey still retains support for Mac mini 2014 and iMacs from 2015. I would like to be in a position similar to you where I can do a quick OS upgrade and do not need to worry if "something is going to break", but I am not, and I don't use any of your applications (which may require OS upgrade to continue to work like the Adobe subscription apps), so my OS strategy has to be different from yours. In the case of Big Sur and Monterey I have decided that I won't do it at all.
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Unlike you, I cannot act like I am not concerned with whether something will break after an OS upgrade, and since it will take a long time for me to install and configure a new OS and the corresponding applications to my liking (and may have to wait for an application to be compatible), I am now very reluctant to do them, after Sierra / High Sierra / Mojave / Catalina. It can't be done in "30 minutes", more like days. In the case of VMware Fusion, for example, I will have to remove the older version, install the new version, configure it to my liking, and then make sure every one of the virtual machines (Windows 98 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8.1 / 10 in multiple language versions) still work correctly.

Even if the OS installation goes without incident (and that's a big if, particularly on older hardware), I have to make sure the OS itself runs correctly, try to adapt to any changes the OS presents, and that every application I use will work correctly on the new system. I say this from previous experience.įor me, upgrading to a new OS or installing a new OS is a time-consuming job, as it is not just the OS installation itself. I would say, even installing Windows 7 from a DVD would take more than 30 minutes even if you do nothing after installation, especially on older hardware without SSDs. If upgrading OS or installing a new OS is just a "30 minute job" to you in your narrative, then I congratulate you. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide
