While macOS 27 introduces lots of new features, it does have a few drawbacks. One of these appeared to be that it bricked Time Capsules.
A Microsoft engineer has found a way to maintain compatibility, but it really just leads me to renew my belief that Apple needs to revive the product …
It’s a full decade since we first saw the writing on the wall for Apple losing interest in the Time Capsule. It was in 2016 that the company disbanded the division responsible for routers, reallocating employees to other products.
It therefore came as no surprise when Apple officially exited the wireless router business in 2018. That was the last opportunity to buy any AirPort device from the company.
Some people are still using Time Capsules even today, but we had a year’s notice that this would no longer be possible under macOS 27. Macworld notes that situation has now changed, thanks to Microsoft engineer James Chang.
