OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Won't Support Some 64-bit Macs With Older GPUs

MojoKid writes "Apple is pitching Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) as the cat's meow, with over 200 new features 'that add up to an amazing Mac experience' — but that only applies if you're rocking a compatible system. Some older Mac models, including ones that are 64-bit capable, aren't invited to the Mountain Lion party, and it's likely because of the GPU. It's being reported (unofficially) that an updated graphics architecture intended to smooth out performance in OS X's graphics subsystem is the underlying issue. It's no coincidence, then, that the unsupported GPUs happen to be ones that were fairly common back before 64-bit support became mainstream."

Gasp!

[JustAnotherIdiot]

You mean Apple is forcing people to buy their hardware again to update their software?
I, for one, am totally shocked at this completely unexpected turn of events.

Re:Just buy new hardware! (NOT)

[TheRaven64]

Oracle likes you to buy their products just once. It's only the paying thing that they want you to do as frequently as possible.

Re:Just buy new hardware! (NOT)

[Anonymous Coward]

There's two problems with a Dell running Windows 8 -- Dell and Windows 8.

Re:Use that cash, hire driver writers

[PlusFiveTroll]

1) You have a dell model A with a broken motherboard and a dell model A with a dead battery, how much does it cost to fix your dell model A?

Nothing, just take the battery out of the notebook with the broke board.

2) You have a apple MBP model X with a broken motherboard and a apple MBP model X with a dead battery, how much does it cost to fix your apple MBP model X?

$199 motherfucker, pay up.