When Xcode 13 was released, it required macOS 11.3 Big Sur or greater. I am currently running mac OS 11.6 Big Sur and when I try to run Xcode 13 I see this:
My question to Apple is, why would you initially require a version of mac OS and then remove support for it in the same major version of xcode? I have an older MBP and cannot install a newer version of mac OS than Big Sur. This feels like planned obsolescence designed solely to drive demand. It gives the appearance of Apple being greedy and sours the developer experience.
I would like to know if there is any substantial reason for this or if it's purely based on driving sales of macbooks.
