
Of course, one has the option of installing Linux (or possibly FreeBSD) on these systems. Of course, one can mitigate these risks by switching to a different browser (Firefox or one of the Chromium-based browsers) and avoiding Safari use.ĬhromeOSPlex presumably receives critical security updates periodically. Web browsers are typically the most vulnerable end-user applications on a typical computer. Remember that this includes no updates to Safari. That means this particular Mac+OS combination is vulnerable to security issues that have been revealed since that time.

It was released with OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 and the last supported version was OS X 10.13 High Sierra which transitioned to unsupported status in November 2020. Let's use the MacBook (2010) as an example. When macOS Ventura is released this fall, Apple will discontinue security patches for Crapalina. Remember that Apple only provides updates for the current macOS version as well as security patches for the two prior versions (currently Big Sur and Crapalina). None of the Macs listed above can run the latest version of macOS (Monterey).

Those old machines still work perfectly well with their original OS as long as you're using an SSD and keep it clean or reinstall the original OS if necessary.įirst of all, it's ChromeOS not GoogleOS. Crappy Google OS that spies on every single action, and every single page, now "READY"! to spy on your older machines.
