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Subject: Re: USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:48:21 +0100
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On 21.03.24 20:18, Chris wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On 2024-03-20, OrangeFish <OrangeFish@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2024-03-20 00:41, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>> On 2024-03-19, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> :(
>>>>
>>>> All of our USB hubs, printers, and more are working just fine with
>>>> multiple different model Macs running 14.4. What are we doing wrong?
>>>>
>>>> Rather than being a gullible rube who blindly believes every
>>>> sensational clickbait hit piece you read, you may want to consider
>>>> that the people who post these articles have a monetary interest in
>>>> making relatively small issues appear to be larger and more wide
>>>> spread than they actually are - because getting more clicks literally
>>>> makes them more money.
>>>
>>> Ars Technica is fairly respectable.  The author of the article states
>>> that his machine was not affected but others are affected (with links
>>> to Apple and reddit).
>>
>> I didn't claim there is no issue - just that media has an incentive to
>> sensationalize it. Even Ars Technica wants more clicks, because it
>> literally pays their bills. And it's a well-known fact that news about
>> Apple gets clicks, and negative news about Apple gets the most clicks.
>>
>> BTW, the OP, Ant, posted about this with a frowny face - but I can
>> virtually guarantee you he isn't having these problems on his own Macs.
>>
> 
> TBF Oracle themselves are advising against updating to 14.4. There's a
> detailed explanation here, apparently there was quite a significant change
> after the release candidate:
> https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post/java-on-macos-14-4

Oracle is not really a relevant source for a decision to avoid or
execute Mac-updates. They should try to get their act together.

If someone in the private domain thinks he or she needs java, fine. It
can look a bit different in a corporate environment.

-- 
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