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Browser support (including Safari support) is the main reason why expensive desktop Macs eventually become paperweights, as has happened to my father in the las

Browser support (including Safari support) is the main reason why expensive desktop Macs eventually become paperweights, as has happened to my father in the last year. Safari, Firefox, Chrome, all stuck at ancient and insecure versions, with the web slowly breaking on these older browsers. Despite how glossy and powerful the machine still is, if it doesn't have a working web browser it's only semi-valid. Watched my Dad go through this three times in the last 20 years, and no stranger to it myself. My own current Macbook Air is just a thin client for a Remote Windows instance, but I suppose eventually that the browser interface for that is going to become a problem too, when it 'ages out'.

newaccount74 4y ago
Open Core Legacy patcher might help get a few extra years out of your Mac: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/ https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/
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mikae1 4y ago
> Browser support (including Safari support) is the main reason why expensive desktop Macs eventually become paperweights. https://github.com/blueboxd/chromium-legacy https://github.com/blueboxd/chromium-legacy
elAhmo 4y ago
How long would you expect a machine can be kept up to date with the latest OS? I have a Mac Mini from 2012 that has the security updates from 2022-05 and Catalina, from 2019, but I have the latest version of Firefox that I use. The machine is perfectly usable and probably performs even better than day one given I put in an SSD in it. I bought it used for less than 300 euros with a wireless keyboard, and given the form factor, ability to use multiple monitors, great integration with my other devices, it wouldn't be fair to complain about a this 11 year old machine that still works as intended.