The US site suddenly claimed Apple Intelligence only runs on “M2 or later” Macs, which sent every poor sod with an M1 machine scrabbling for smelling salts. The long-standing requirement had been “M1 and later”, so the change looked suspiciously like someone hit the wrong key after a long night polishing Steve Jobs' halo.

Regional pages in the UK and Canada still cheerfully insist M1 Macs are fine and loved within Apple's Walled Garden of delights. Apple’s support page, dated 10 November, parrots the same line, indicating the inconsistency is baked into the company’s own sites.

When you compare the US page to its 6 November archived version, the real cock up becomes obvious. Job’s Mob meant to tweak the Apple Vision Pro listing from “M2” to “M2 or later” after launching the Vision Pro with an M5 chip. In the process, the editor apparently lumped Macs into the same update, which makes no sense because Jobs' Mob never produced an M2 iMac.

The Canada and UK sites still show Vision Pro as “M2” which is another sign the Yank page got mangled. Expect Job’s Mob to fix it once someone notices the error rather than pretending it was all part of a glorious master plan.

Apple Intelligence began rolling out in October 2024 with a scattershot bundle of generative and contextual AI tools that compose text, generate images and summarise documents. It works tolerably well, provided you do not expect miracles or compare it with other products that are on the market.

We are still waiting for the advanced Siri with contextual awareness that Jobs’ Mob promised last year. Rumour is the revamped voice assistant will limp out around March or April 2026, assuming the company does not accidentally edit it out of existence.