> But the requirement for everyone to have an ipad or iphone on 27.2 or later (for full functionality) seems more of a showstopper. I would have been in the market for one but haven’t even bothered to upgrade past iOS 18 yet.
replyThis is what irritates me about Parental Controls in 27. Everyone has to be on 27 or nobody gets the new controls. So, we still have a mini 5 that we let the littlest one on. It works, there's not reason to get a new one, but sure would be nice to have the newer Parental Controls for the older kids.
27 is really good. Worth the upgrade.
replyDisclosure: I work at Apple. But that’s also my honest opinion.
One issue with upgrading: macOS 27 doesn't run Xcode 26 which most developers probably want to continue using until they finish polishing the apps for Duo.
replyYou're right, it is. But there's some annoying caveats. Parental Controls - every device has to be on 27 or nobody gets the updates. Have an iPad mini 5 that we let the youngest use, so that messes with everything.
replyI doubt that people who are still running an OS version from two years ago are a significant potential market for this.
reply> still running an OS version from two years ago
replyPart of Apple's whole appeal is that you get OS patches for a really long time. Outside of tech enthusiast circles, it's not that common to YOLO into bleeding-edge OS updates
It's hardly "YOLO into bleeding-edge OS updates" to run something more recent than a 2024 major release.
replyAnyway, I'm not criticizing. Run what you like! I just don't expect the overlap between "buys Apple device in entirely new category" and "running OS version from two years ago" to be very large.
iOS 27 came out a month ago, and 27.2 is currently in beta, so buying this device does require being on the bleeding edge.
replyI'd also add that 26 was not universally well-received, so there were a lot of holdouts who are still running the previous version
replyIt’s fairly safe to say that every user who still didn’t upgrade to 27 by now, has made an active choice to postpone the upgrade.
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