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Since 2023, the Mozilla Foundation has been gradually phasing out support for legacy operating systems, including Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, macOS 10.12, macOS 10.13, and macOS 10.14.
At the time, Mozilla relied on Firefox ESR version 115 to extend compatibility for these outdated platforms, with the plan to end support once usage statistics for Firefox on such systems fell below a certain threshold.
Yet, over the past two years, Mozilla has repeatedly extended this support. Even now, Firefox ESR continues to function on these older systems, and given current trends, there appears to be no immediate intention to discontinue it.
The latest usage data shows that among Firefox users:
- 39.352% are on Windows 11,
- 38.926% on Windows 10,
- 6.769% still rely on Windows 7,
- and the remaining 14.952% are distributed across other operating systems.
From this perspective, maintaining support for Windows 7 remains a practical necessity. Discontinuing updates would leave a notable segment of users unable to receive critical patches or security fixes for their browser, further exposing them to risks.
Of course, those who still cling to Windows 7 likely place little emphasis on security—after all, without operating system patches, browser updates alone are insufficient to provide true protection.
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