[nozzlegear]

Hang on, let's pump our brakes and take a quick peek at the calendar. The comment thread we're in was talking about the Canon D530 which was released in 2012, which supposedly broke in MacOS Monterey released in 2021. It's a stretch to call 9 years "moving fast and breaking things".

[Rinzler89]

Hold on there buckaroo. Having a 9 year old printer at home is no big deal as consumers don't usually upgrade their printers if they still work and compatible ink cartridges are still available. My parents are still running a 20+ year old Canon, because it's easy to refill cheaply.

And things don't exist in a vacuum but in comparison to others. To wit, does that Canon printer from 2012 work in present day versions of Windows and Linux? If yes, then why is MacOS the odd one out here?

So what's stopping Apple from providing the same level of reliable printer support as Microsoft and Linux? It sure as hell aint lack of money.

[nozzlegear]

I don't work at Apple nor do I have much more insight into their philosophy than you, so I can only refer you to my previous speculation:

> It seems like Apple just prefers that companies release software that they will actually maintain

[callalex]

What has changed since 2012 in the document printing space that would make that perfectly good machine obsolete? Machines don’t grow on trees, they are created at terrible environmental cost.

[nebula8804]

Probably security vulnerabilities necessitating a change in the driver model.

[nozzlegear]

> What has changed since 2012 in the document printing space that would make that perfectly good machine obsolete?

I couldn't tell you to be honest, I don't even have a printer.