Old Macs can certainly be downgraded. iOS doesn’t allow it though and they pulled the latest security update which fucking sucks. And if you buy a M5, Tahoe is the only OS that’s available.
I have nothing against old Macs and MacOS, but I certainly won't be buying anything since the Apple Silicon switch, because now only Apple controls which OS you can run.
reconnecting|1 month ago
deaux|1 month ago
Uhh, I guess.
AFAIK iOS has been very locked down wrt rolling back upgrades since forever and isn't super relevant to this thread. Happy to be corrected.
klausa|1 month ago
The M5 Pro/Max variants aren't; but an M5 Mac is a thing you could have bought for a good while now.
stefanfisk|1 month ago
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/14-inch-m5