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dasen · Post by **dasen** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:49 pm

Which Logic Pro version is most lightweight and stable for Mojave?

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:08 pm

You can no longer buy Logic for Mojave.

masterhiggins · Post by **masterhiggins** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:09 pm

You need to buy it on a machine running Catalina. I’d see if you can login to the App Store at the Apple store or a reseller and then buy it there (remember to log out of course). Then you should be able to download the last compatible version:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7881698

I’m not sure if it gives you more options for older versions ,though. I can check when I get home.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:34 pm

Me thinks you're over-thinking this. Just use the latest and greatest and be happy.

Do not try to squeeze out an extra 5% usage at the cost of doubting every choice you can make

Dewdman42 · Post by **Dewdman42** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:00 pm

Unfortuantely the app store is either broken now, or Apple is doing it intentionally...but... even if you already bought LogicPro before... you cannot download anything other then the newest version of LogicPro...which requires Catalina. if you're on Mojave and you already own LogicPro, but for whatever the reason you need to download the latest version for Mojave (10.5.x), you can't. You will get a message box first saying that you can't get the latest one, and in the past the app store would have automatically downloaded the highest version known to work on your OS version..in this case that would be the last 10.5.x version whatever it is... but anyway, now it just complains with an error message and downloads nothing.

So either Apple did this on purpose or its a bug in their app store. There is no reason whatsoever that someone on a 5,1 MacPro ought to not be able to download the last version that is known to work on that hardware, for example.. Right now, you can't. If you accidentally delete LogicPro from your Mojave system...or reinstall OSX for whatever the reason..you won't be able to get LogicPro installed unless you have it backed up somewhere.

I personally think this must be a bug in the app store that apple needs to correct, but I wouldn't put it past them to deliberately do something like this and then shrug their shoulders and say they don't support that OS anymore.

I believe 10.5.2 was the last version made for Mojave.

I had to get 10.4.8 for my MBP which can only run up to High Sierra due to non-Metal GPU. I was unable to get that at all and I don't have a backup of LogicPro. Didn't think I would ever need it,.

masterhiggins · Post by **masterhiggins** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 6:28 am

That sucks. 10.5.1 is the latest Mojave can run. I have Mojave and that's the newest version I can download.

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 6:51 am

Breaking compatibility is a type of planned obsolescence, the deliberate shortening of a lifespan of a product to force consumers to purchase functional replacements* such as new hardware. For example, Apple's policy is that if a bug appears in an OS after the next OS is released (such as from a security update), they will only release a bugfix for the new OS.

I am a long-time Mac user, because the good slightly outweighs the bad.

*Giles Slade (2006), "Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America", Harvard University Press, p5.

Dewdman42 · Post by **Dewdman42** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 6:57 am

This time I think they have taken it too far. There will be a lot of out-cry on this, it just hasn't fully sunk in yet. Or perhaps its just a mistake in the app store that needs to be fixed. hopefully the latter.