> You don't need to know that. It does not matter.
When a vendor says "we are dropping support for MacOS High Sierra and earlier" then it does matter.
Re:How Apple names things
by codetrotter on Thursday December 22, 2022 @05:47AM
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Every software vendor of any significant size knows to use version numbers of macOS, not just marketing names of macOS, when communicating that kind of information.
Here are some random examples taken from some of the software that I use on my systems.
JetBrains CLion system requirements:
> macOS 10.14 or later
https://www.jetbrains.com/help/clion/installation-guide.html
System requirements for using Slack
> MacOS OS X 10.15 or above
https://slack.com/help/articles/115002037526-System-requirem...
Davinci Resolve 18 Tech Specs
> Mac 10.15 Catalina or later.
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/tec...
Mac Compatibility with Live – Live 11 – Live Universal build
> Apple Silicon: macOS 11.6.6 Big Sur through macOS 13 Ventura
https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001261150-Mac-...
You don't need to know that. It does not matter.
These human names are for marketing. They have no significance other than that.