Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X
by vacri on Thursday April 09, 2015 @05:27PM
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usually run well even on 5+ years old hardware
At my last office we had older macs, a mix of laptops and desktops. They all ran slow, with one user's mac pro using all 4GB RAM on a fresh boot with nothing loaded. These folks were normal users, not power users. When a new OSX release would come out, a few people would upgrade, have a ton of problems, and warn everyone else.
I ran linux myself, and was occasionally called over to help with an OSX problem, and I could never understand how my colleagues could stand to work on such slow computers. In my experience, older macs do not usually run well on newer OSX.
At my last office we had older macs, a mix of laptops and desktops. They all ran slow, with one user's mac pro using all 4GB RAM on a fresh boot with nothing loaded. These folks were normal users, not power users. When a new OSX release would come out, a few people would upgrade, have a ton of problems, and warn everyone else.
I ran linux myself, and was occasionally called over to help with an OSX problem, and I could never understand how my colleagues could stand to work on such slow computers. In my experience, older macs do not usually run well on newer OSX.