[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 114766] Webkit r127852 (last build for Snow Leopard) crashes after Safari 5.19 update on OSX 10.6.8

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=114766





--- Comment #6 from bb553 at scn.org  2013-04-19 16:07:50 PST ---
As Computerworld and InsanelyMac recently pointed out, Apple is supporting OS X 10.6.8 for it's Intel CPU users - As 45% of the OS X Intel users are running OS X 10.6.8 for needed software compatibility (including for any program or utility that requires the QuickTransit technology "Rosetta" dynamic binary translator to run *), this shouldn't be surprising. Apple has also resumed selling Snow Leopard [ http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard ].

Note: Raymond Chen of Microsoft has pointed for many years, that "backwards software compatibility' on any computing Platform/OS is not a game", and also pointed out that was one of the primary reasons that some versions of Windows ended up being the predominant operating systems, even if other Platforms/operating systems were more advanced in some areas.


* If a standalone version of the "Rosetta" dynamic binary translator compatible with OS X 10.7.x and OS x 10.8.x, that users could purchase and install is ever released, this situation might change...

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