Why firefox 87 is no longer supported?

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The discussion revolves around why Firefox 87 is no longer supported. Andronachi_Marian questions why this version is unsupported when others are. Benjamin_D points out that Firefox 87 had bugs with text manipulation using Document.execCommand(), which was deprecated. Andronachi_Marian doubts the deprecation was the reason for the lack of support, citing that other text editors worked fine for years without issues. Stephen asks if there are devices stuck on Firefox 87, and Benjamin_D shares an anecdote about outdated software in nursing homes and schools, implying that upgrading Firefox might be possible with sufficient effort.

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What others can do and this not?

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This will probably help:

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So for what I see the execCommand is deprecated.
I doubt it is not a better solution.
For that years that was not problem on many text editors and this is the only platform that is not working…

And for that to not able to login and write a simple text is weird.

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Firefox 87 is about 16 months old at this point. Are there any devices in particular which are stuck on this version?

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off topic a bit but some software used in a nursing home I tend to still works only on IE… so you can imagine the kind of hardware/OS I find in public schools for children with SEND … :sob:

So a 16m old Firefox… yeah, I can’t say I’m surprised, but could it be upgraded? highly probable. Drench the IT department with coffee, bury the treasurer under chocolate, and who knows…