cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47871545

🌐 Many companies now block older browser versions from accessing their websites!

This follows many browser makers ending updates 4 older operating systems, leaving legacy devices unable to use web services without an OS upgrade.

This kinda reminds me of the Java website block by browsers a few years ago, just in reverse. (Revenge? ;)

Old Android versions are also increasingly blocked from accessing the Google appstore.

Truly about security or perhaps Planned Obsolescence?

Update: “old devices can only use old os > old os can only use old browser > old browser cannot use web> poor uneducated people = screwed once again!”

“Only suggesting corporate browsers, kinda like an ad.”

  • marl_karx@lemmygrad.ml
    1·
    8 hours ago

    yeah i just dont like the seemingly defeatist attitude (i dont mean you). “oh no evil company does anti consumer thing and, oh well, i must conply there is no other option”

    people must be educated how to fight back. stupid are only those that are unwilling to educate themselves, not the ones that dont know

    • Allero@lemmy.today
      1·
      6 hours ago

      Resisting predatory capitalism and government overreach requires a wide array of skills, namely:

      • Advanced computing, Linux, and digital privacy
      • Private and resilient radio communications
      • Stitching, knitting and sewing
      • All sorts of home repairs, maintenance, carpentry, cement working
      • Agriculture and food storage techniques, proper determination of food spoilage
      • Organizing and unionizing
      • And a myriad more

      We can’t expect everyone to know everything, and we can be here to give advice in what we know best. I can inform someone that spoofing a user agent is a thing, I can help set this up, but when I repair my pants…it gets messy, I don’t know where to start searching for better solutions, and since this doesn’t happen too often, I don’t bother to learn more. Same happens for others, the other way around.