Seriously, Apple?

[Sir Peel-a-Lot]

As I discovered today, in the last few months Apple seems to have very quietly removed the ability to download older versions of their apps from the app store, as has been possible for as long as I can remember.

Was on the phone to Apple support and they admitted that zero notification of this change was sent out to users. If they had bothered to send out an email about this change, people could have downloaded the older DMGs before they were removed from the app store. All my content is backed up on external drives, just not the DMGs of the older apps I want, Final Cut Pro and Motion. Time Machine is switched off on this machine.

Reinstalled Monterey on my backup mac this week, I have archived content on this machine so not willing to upgrade past Monterey, but now cannot download older versions of the apps I've paid for from the app store. Here we go again, Apple alienating their paying users even though loads of professionals run backup machines with legacy software.

Anyone come across this and found a solution to getting the older apps back? They must exist on Apple's servers somewhere.

 

[bwana]

Pretty crap thing for them to do. I can confirm they won't let me redownload FCP (10.6.8) to my Monterey Mac either.

 

[Sir Peel-a-Lot]

Pretty crap thing for them to do. I can confirm they won't let me redownload FCP (10.6.8) to my Monterey Mac either.

That's the version I need too. I'm running a recovery tool on my external SSDs 'cause I'm sure I had the DMGs downloaded at some point.

Not sure if a DMG downloaded from one user's Apple account will run if installed on another person's machine (as they are tied to an email address) but can ping you a message if you want the DMG? (if I find it that is)

 

[bwana]

That's the version I need too. I'm running a recovery tool on my external SSDs 'cause I'm sure I had the DMGs downloaded at some point.

Not sure if a DMG downloaded from one user's Apple account will run if installed on another person's machine (as they are tied to an email address) but can ping you a message if you want the DMG? (if I find it that is)

Thanks for the offer but Mac Store downloads are linked to a specific Apple ID. I've probably got it on a drive somewhere.

 

[RedViking]

Man I hate these companies

 

[bwana]

Man I hate these companies

It's a very recent development. I downloaded the app just a few months ago.

 

[Sir Peel-a-Lot]

Thanks for the offer but Mac Store downloads are linked to a specific Apple ID. I've probably got it on a drive somewhere.

As I thought.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

what the problem is?

you buy Apple, you're basically begging to get hosed

 

[Smiggles]

 

[Bliksis]

what the problem is?

you buy Apple, you're basically begging to get hosed

Don't think Google doesn't have their own version of killing useful features.

 

[Sir Peel-a-Lot]

what the problem is?

you buy Apple, you're basically begging to get hosed

Here we go again, Apple/Microsoft, Canon/Nikon, BMW/Mercedes. Such an original retort.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Here we go again, Apple/Microsoft, Canon/Nikon, BMW/Mercedes. Such an original retort.

nah all those have been settled ages ago, the obvious best choices are:
- Linux
- Canon
- BMW

as long as people commit to a closed environment where they're going to get hosed though the retort remains relevant, it does not have to be original like every single device you wish to connect to an Apple device ...

 

[Sir Peel-a-Lot]

nah all those have been settled ages ago, the obvious best choices are:
- Linux
- Canon
- BMW

as long as people commit to a closed environment where they're going to get hosed though the retort remains relevant, it does not have to be original like every single device you wish to connect to an Apple device ...

One day I'll get around to exploring Linux, for now it's Apple, Canon, BMW.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Don't think Google doesn't have their own version of killing useful features.

undoubtedly, this example is one I don't see Google doing any time soon however

they can put any limits on the play store they like, Android still let's you install APK's and you can still do custom firmware on many Android devices

it's very different from Apple that gives you one choice and one choice only

 

[Smiggles]

you can still do custom firmware on many Android devices

Good luck getting your banking app to work though.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

One day I'll get around to exploring Linux, for now it's Apple, Canon, BMW.

ironically, or perhaps comfortingly, MacOS is based on Unix, just like Linux is

they share the same DNA even if one is totally closed and the other totally open

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Good luck getting your banking app to work though.

if my bank asked me to install an APK outside of the play store I'd be looking for a new bank

mind you, before Google Pay was officially launched in South Africa I did install their APK to play around with it ... it worked!

 

[Smiggles]

Doesn't matter once you install a custom rom the app goes out the window anyway. There's a reason custom roms all but died and Android is not nearly as open as it was 10 years ago.