Apple announced macOS Monterey during its WWDC opening keynote this week. But its messaging could have been better. Let me explain.
When Apple announced the next version of its Mac operating system it spent a good few minutes taking us through everything that we can look forward to. And there’s a lot because macOS Monterey looks like a pretty great update, all things considered. Tons of people are going to be able to install it, too. Some Macs going all the way back to 2013 will be compatible with macOS Monterey, all the way up to the very latest M1 Macs that are causing such a stir. But it’s those M1 Macs that will get the very best out of this release – and not just in terms of performance.
As we found out yesterday, not all macOS Monterey features will not be available to those on Intel Macs. Portrait Mode in FaceTime, some Maps features, and on-device dictation are all out and that’s just the start. The missing features can be blamed on Intel chips and their lack of a Neural Engine in some cases. In others, it’s just a case of good old-fashioned performance – Apple is only confident that its M1 Macs can handle features like the high resolution, detailed all-new city maps experience it showed off on Monday.
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