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Sadly not an option for anything internet-connected. Each macOS version has dozens of critical vulnerabilities.

• my123 7y ago
  The older major releases for macOS get updates for some years even after being superseded, unlike iOS, so it's an option.
  • macintux 7y ago
    Apple does issue security updates for older iOS versions, at least for major vulnerabilities.
  • blub 7y ago
    I think you're factually correct, but what I've seen is that you have macoS N and when N+1 comes out it's full of vulnerability fixes and there is no vN.M coming out at the same time which fixes the same bugs. So one has the option of waiting for N.M, but I've never done that. How long does it take usually?
    • my123 7y ago
      Supplemental updates are shipped outside of the minor version bumps for quick(er) security fixes. Those do not change the build number and don't take the heavyweight update path.