If we are able to use our cars for 20 years, shouldn't smartphones and web browsers be the same way?

Even though it is better to update software, old versions should not be excluded because otherwise a digital dark age comes closer.

Or maybe the cars will be like phones soon.

@tosensei That is true for 2023. 20 years ago, the most widely used web browser was Internet Explorer 6, bundled with Windows XP. Trying to support IE6 today would be a nightmare for any web developer, and it was already back then. YouTube, for example, dropped IE6 support in 2009.

By 2035, "20 years ago" will be 2015. This was when ECMAscript 6 was introduced. Web standards were already mature then.

@tosensei EMCAscript6 is somewhat like 64-bit processors. They were commonplace in the last decade but are still in use in 2023. We don't have 96-bit or 128-bit processors yet.

Sure, improvements are always welcome, but is there any website that could not be made to work in ECMAscript 6?

@tosensei Except there would be no noticeable performance difference in ECMA 6 but the site would be useable again on millions of unchangeable pre-installed smart TV web browsers.

@electrineer MBA wetdream

@tosensei don't you have to pay more to get something without the smart?

@tosensei many people simply never connect the TV to the Internet and use a computer or box they like instead.

Plus security. Did anyone mention security?