While true, the vulnerabilities I'm referring to are those in the OS itself. But if they're not connected, you should be ok. All I'm saying with this, is be super careful. Some of those vulnerabilities are zero click.
Edit: autocorrect that killed my grammar.
If your Air hadn't reached it yet, eventually it'll reach EOS and you'll stop receiving software/OS updates from Apple. While this won't force you to upgrade hardware, it does add significant risk to your online time, since vulnerabilities will go unpatched. But, again, an important difference, which you shrewdly point out, you're not forced or coerced to upgrade.
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The ghost in the machine takes a new, quite disturbing face.
You're not alone on this boat, mate.
During the winamp days, it was joked that winamp was the emu. And winamp "really whips the llama's ass".
Then they sold out, and started whipping their own ass, but that's another story.
But it really kicks the llama's ass...
Couldn't decide which one, so here are both...
Super interesting approach. I like it.
I set up a kiosk on a Linux Mint machine today. From blank, unformatted drive to fully deployed kiosk, it took less time than just installing a base install of win11.
It's 2008 all over again