One last look at software support as macOS 26 Tahoe winds down the Intel Mac era
a year ago
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- Apple has been analyzing support for Intel-based Macs during the transition to Apple Silicon.
- macOS 26 Tahoe will be the last version to support Intel Macs.
- Apple will provide security updates for Intel Macs for two years after macOS 26.
- Apple's policy on security updates has been consistent but unspoken for decades.
- A comparison is made between the Intel transition and the PowerPC-to-Intel switch.
- Data includes every PowerPC and Intel Mac since 1998, detailing introduction, discontinuation, and macOS support.