The Mac mini that I used can run Big Sur, but it’s severely underpowered, being seven years old and not physically upgradeable. The MacBook Pro model that I used for this experiment only runs macOS up to Catalina, so it’s already out-of-date. Neither run recent versions of macOS particularly well, and they certainly aren’t good for power-hungry tasks. Each of these Macs had 4GB of RAM and much older Intel processors. Both of these machines have run-of-the-mill specs for their time. I was able to get CloudReady running on a 2014 Mac mini and a 2012 13″ MacBook Pro.
Here’s how to get CloudReady up and running on an old Mac. This means that Google offers an officially sanctioned way of reviving old computers with Chrome OS. Just last year, Google acquired Neverware, the company behind CloudReady. CloudReady isn’t a new product by any stretch, but I had always been itching to try it out. But XP's 11.68 percent share still edges out Windows 8.1's 10.68 percent and Windows 10's 7.94 percent.Is there an old out-of-date Mac that you desperately miss using? Well, you’re in luck because it’s incredibly easy to install a modern version of Chrome OS on old Intel Macs for free. Totting up Web traffic among desktop operating systems for the month of June, Web tracker Net Applications found Windows 8.1 rising to a 13.1 percent share as XP's share dropped to 11.9 percent, from 14.6 percent the previous month.Īs of this month, Windows 7 is the most popular operating system and holds 55 percent of the market share according to NetMarketShare. In fact, the more recent Windows 8.1 only surpassed XP this summer in terms of market share. XP may be out of date, but it's still widely used. In fact, Chrome support has stuck around for over a year longer than Google originally said it would. But considering that XP launched in 2001, it's showing impressive longevity. Microsoft stopped supporting XP in April 2014, and cut off Vista in 2012. That means you will be at risk from viruses and malware as you miss out on important security updates.
If you are stubbornly clinging to XP, Chrome will continue to work, but will no longer be updated with security patches. If you're running any of those platforms, you've got until April 2016 to upgrade to a newer version of Windows or OS X if you want Chrome to remain secure from malware.
In a post on the official Chrome blog, Google announced the end of Chrome's support for Windows XP and Windows Vista, as well Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion for Apple computers. Another nail in the coffin for Windows XP: Google will finally stop supporting Chrome on older operating systems.
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