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The Details⇢

Dan Moren went through Apple’s public webpages to round up details not found in the keynote. There’s a lot of interesting stuff in here.

The All-New Mac App Store⇢

Apple:

The Mac App Store made it easy for millions of customers around the world to discover and download Mac apps. Now completely redesigned, the Mac App Store on macOS Mojave offers a richer experience so customers can find apps that help them create, work, play, and develop, even more easily.

I’m cautiously optimistic about the new Mac App Store, if only because BBEdit and Transmit will be back for sale in it. New layouts and editorial content are great, but if high-profile developers don’t move (back) to it, none of that matters all that much.

????‍♂️ Our idea: Transmit 5 on the Mac App Store will be a subscription, while Transmit 5 direct from us will remain a one-time purchase. The choice is yours! Think Transmit 5 is too expensive or need it briefly? Subscribe. Hate subscriptions and prefer to own apps? Buy from us.

— Panic Inc (@panic) June 4, 2018

macOS 10.14 Mojave System Requirements

The next version of macOS will run on these machines:

  • MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
  • MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
  • MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
  • Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
  • iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
  • iMac Pro (2017)
  • Mac Pro (Late 2013; Mid 2010 and Mid 2012 model support coming in later beta)

High Sierra ran on select computers stretching back to 2009, so this if you’ve been holding on to an older machine, take note.

Microsoft Purchases GitHub⇢

Microsoft:

Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share and collaborate to create the future. Together, the two companies will empower developers to achieve more at every stage of the development lifecycle, accelerate enterprise use of GitHub, and bring Microsoft’s developer tools and services to new audiences.

“Microsoft is a developer-first company, and by joining forces with GitHub we strengthen our commitment to developer freedom, openness and innovation,” said Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft. “We recognize the community responsibility we take on with this agreement and will do our best work to empower every developer to build, innovate and solve the world’s most pressing challenges.”

Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion in Microsoft stock. Subject to customary closing conditions and completion of regulatory review, the acquisition is expected to close by the end of the calendar year.

I’m not sure I could think of a better home for GitHub.

Casey Joins the Ranks of Indie Nerds⇢

Casey Liss:

In around a month, I will no longer have a traditional job. I will be focusing my energy most especially on my family, with my two podcasts and side projects like Casey on Cars following behind. I do have some other things in the hopper, other than Casey on Cars, but I’m reticent to announce them before I know they’re ready.1

I’m also entertaining other kinds of work. The impetus for this change is about being around for my family, so I don’t want to take on a 40 hour per week gig. However, if you need a hand with something interesting — especially if it involves either teaching or leveraging RxSwift — let me know.

I’ve been rooting for this day to come for a long time. I have no doubt that Casey will find success in this new adventure.

Congratulations, buddy.


  1. Casey talks more about this on today’s episode of Analogue. It’s at the top of my queue. ↩︎