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by ajdude·3mo ago·view on hn ↗
Apple has done a much better job at maintaining their stuff compared to Google. Even this list is mostly just old hardware that fell out of service.

And even then, I can still sync my 20+ year old firewire ipod with the most recent Apple Music (formally iTunes) on my m4 MacBook with the right converter.

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A lot of the Software listed is just stuff the has a new name or merged into another piece of software now too.

iTunes -> Apple Music

Apple TV Remote App -> Apple TV Remote in Control Center

Dashboard -> Desktop Widgets

Find My Friends -> Find My

iPhoto -> Photos

Game Center app -> Games/Apple Arcade

Newsstand -> Apple News

iChat -> iMessage

Final Cut Studio/Server -> Final Cut Pro

AppleTalk -> AirDrop

as just a few examples.

Sadly they finally dropped support for Firewire in macOS 26, BTW. The USB models still work though.