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by gambiter 3952 days ago
> You can't run new Mac operating systems on old hardware

Uhm.. aside from when OSX began requiring a 64bit CPU, what are you talking about? I have a 2008 Macbook Pro and it's happily running Yosemite with no issues. Sure, it's slower than modern hardware, but not overly so.
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leviathant 3951 days ago
I apologize, I should have been more specific - OS X operates on post-PowerPC Apple hardware just fine up until the 64-bit requirement, but Windows 10 runs on hardware dating as far back as 2003 - see http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/... for specs.
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gambiter 3951 days ago
So then, to extend your original comment... "You also can't run new Windows operating systems on old hardware."

There's going to be some point where old hardware will cease to run the latest OS... wherever the OS makers decide to draw the line, the line WILL exist, so it's not a valid argument for or against, it's just... a fact.

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