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The Vergecast · Friday, July 17, 2026

Host's Hesitation to Update Mac OS and Personal Tech Habits

One host expresses reluctance to update their production Macs to the latest macOS version, citing the critical nature of their work. In contrast, they admit to having updated their iPhone to the iOS 17 beta, despite the potential risks associated with using a primary device in beta.

personDavid PiercepersonNilay PatelcompanyApple

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It takes a lot for me to upgrade my Macs. They're both production machines.
David Pierce
I should upgrade the MacBook Nia which I bought for no reason. I will do that. I just literally do not ever use that computer. I own it for no reason. It's cute. That's what it is. It's a Tamagotchi that I have.
David Pierce
So the Macs are hard for me. Especially this Mac. The podcast Mac, we just updated that one. I did update the phone, which logically makes no sense because the phone is the thing you take everywhere with you in case of emergency.
Nilay Patel
Heard on The Vergecast — “Apple's plot to crush OpenAI, published Friday, July 17, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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