![]() One is Apple's accelerated release schedule, which now promises annual upgrades. The causes of Apple's longer-than-usual support for Snow Leopard are just as opaque - Apple habitually declines to comment about anything related to security - but analysts and experts have tapped several reasons. Or users who are left in the dust will just go to the store and buy a new device." ![]() "They live by the motto that users will just take all updates all the time as soon as they become available. "Let's face it, Apple doesn't go out of their way to ensure users are aware when products are going end of life," said Andrew Storms, director of DevOps at San Francisco-based CloudPassage, in an interview. But Apple doesn't, leaving users guessing about when their current Macs will drop into the unsupported dustbin. None of this would be noteworthy if Apple, like Microsoft, clearly spelled out its operating system support policies. Under that plan, Snow Leopard was "n-2" when Mountain Lion shipped in mid-2012, and by rights should have been retired around then. Traditionally, Apple has patched only the OS X editions designated as "n" and "n-1" - where "n" is the newest available - and discarded support for "n-2" either before the launch of "n" or immediately after. Snow Leopard was last updated with security fixes in September, the same day Apple last provided the final patches for Safari 5.1. Apple continued to update Safari 4, the newest version that ran on Tiger, for an additional 13 months, last fixing flaws in the browser in November 2010. ![]() The company did the same for OS X Tiger, officially known as OS X 10.4, which was retired from support in September 2009, more than four years after its introduction. That edition was the last that ran in OS X Leopard, which was released in October 2007.Īpple provided the final update to Leopard in June 2011. In July 2011, for example, Apple patched Safari 5.0 for the final time, updating the browser to version 5.0.6. company calls its quits for the browser, it's already decided to retire the pertinent OS. I am aware Snow Leopard is old but must keep it going for now.Īgain if you can tell me how and where to download Safari 5.1.10 from the Apple website I will try to install and see if it works.īTW I have have done the usual trashing plist files, running Disk Warrior, checking permissions, and re-installing Snow Leopard but nothing works.Historically, Apple has patched Safari longer than the supporting operating system, so when the Cupertino, Calif. I do have El Capitan 10.11.6 on my C Drive where these two apps also do not yet have functional replacements yet so I can get my work done. ![]() Neither App has a viable current version but hopefully will someday so I can't update to El Capitan on these drives yet. I have replaced Safari as primary browser with Firefox and that works but would prefer Safari.įYI I am working on a Mac Pro(2008) and use bays A & B with final version of Snow Leopard 10.6.8 on each in order to run Quicken 2007 and an older version of Excel in order to get my financial work done. ![]() I don't where or how to obtain Safari 5.1.10-Any suggestions? Safari was working until today as primary browser to link to from Apple Mail when it for the first time began to crash and also when conducting a search. I have always downloaded all updates including combo updates and security updates. The Software Update pane of System Preferences indicates there are no updates. ![]()
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