It appears that they will continue to support unencrypted HFS+.
I use an external HFS+ drive to transfer files/data between an up to date Mac and a G4 mini running OS9 (which I don’t connect to the network). So it’s very useful for MacOS to support HFS+
Curious why would someone prefer HFS+ over APFS?
Because APFS is slllloooowowwwwwww on HDDs. On a 6xHDD promise thunderbolt array, it’s brutally crippling over time.
One reason is APFS is designed for SSDs and assumes each disk block has an equal latency to read it.
I think Apple hasn't sold anything with an HDD for 5+ years though?
It appears that they will continue to support unencrypted HFS+.
I use an external HFS+ drive to transfer files/data between an up to date Mac and a G4 mini running OS9 (which I don’t connect to the network). So it’s very useful for MacOS to support HFS+
External HDDs.