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Got to be honest I rarely get any issues with macOS for a couple of years now. The only notable one I remember was the date selection in reminders on 12.6 stopped working and that was fixed in 12.6.1. Workaround was to manually key it in.

You do have to keep within the 2-3 year update cycle though. Quite frankly it pays for itself though in less eye poking than windows.

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Yeah, I can't recall any real bugs at all — the main problems for me are various accessibility flaws and ui issue that Apple will probably never choose to fix anyway. I take issue with your "2-3 year update cycle", though — my 8-year old MacBook Pro is still fine as the daily driver and I know plenty of others with Macs around the same age.

> I take issue with your "2-3 year update cycle"

I think the OP meant the software update cycle not hardware.

Both actually. I replace hardware the moment the AppleCare runs out. I also tend to track near or at the latest versions of macOS.

I factor in the cost on a monthly cost basis.

I also had to replace my Mac when its AppleCare ran out, but only because it started having random issues with its keyboard and USB ports. Stinks of logic board issue, not worth paying to replace when it'll just break again.

Still unhappy about that because nothing will ever live up to my mid-2015 MBP.

This is why I get rid of it the moment AppleCare is gone. I want someone else to handle the risk of it turning into a brick.

This is true. It's easier to migrate your data from a functional machine that you can still use as a reference.

Personally my Mac still serves as a remote desktop server for when I need to do Mac things, but it's really infrequent because there is no remote desktop solution that properly supports the Retina display.

Most notable bug I've experienced recently is PDF highlighting would make you jump to the previous highlight. It was so painful for so long. But 13.0 seems to have fixed it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/kmqsfr/preview_jumps...

Yeah, I’ve been riding the edge of the macOS upgrade wave for several years at this point and it’s never brought me any trouble. I wonder if some people’s usage patterns are more likely to stir up trouble than others.

Yeah I tend to do day one upgrades and can’t recall any real trouble. I sometimes think I must have some sort of lucky charm the way people go on about bugs online.

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