According to Wikipedia, a new Mac OS X comes out every year (announcement in June, release in September). I think your estimate of 5-7 years is a bit high, assuming we want to continue to run OS X (which is what we want, my wife really is as non-technical as they get and this is the best trade-off I found) I didn't know Apple did a N-2 version support (security updates), but apparently it does. I usually upgrade the newer Mac OS approximately 6 months after initial release. That's one of the things I can't replace in that machine: the graphics card. Apple has also redesigned the App Store, and is bringing favicons to Safari tabs.
Apple also announced a collection of heightened security features for macOS, including protection by default of camera access, microphone access, your mail database, message history, and other private data. Voice Memos is also being brought to the Mac, as is Home, the HomeKit app from iOS. It also includes a Mac version of the Apple News aggregation app that debuted on iOS two years ago, including the Stocks feature and new sidebar that were shown off for the updated iPad version of News earlier in the Keynote. The macOS screenshot creation tool has been expanded, as well, to enable instant creation of screengrabbed videos from current screen content.Ĭontinuity has been expanded with Continuity Camera, leveraging your phone's camera to instantly add photos and scans to programs that request them. Gallery View in the Finder lets you see content in a Photos-like display, including full metadata from cameras that can appear in an optional second sidebar you can rotate photos and do basic automation of Actions within the Finder. There's also Desktop Stacks, which can automatically clean up a messy desktop by arranging desktop contents into stacks based on content, date, or tag.
VentureBeat: A new Mojave feature called Dynamic Desktop can subtly change the desktop throughout the day, morning, afternoon, and evening. The headline feature of macOS 10.14 is dark mode, a feature that people who work during late hours might appreciate.
MOJAVE DARK MODE REQUIREMENTS METAL UPDATE
Alongside iOS 12, at its developer conference WWDC on Monday, Apple also unveiled macOS 10.14 - named "Mojave" - the upcoming software update for the company's laptop and desktops lineups.