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On Feb 7, 2025 at 6:53:09 PM EST, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

> 
> It's not clear if this is a temporary problem or a permananent one. One
> reason why having apps only downloadable from one source is a problem
> for those of us still using perfectly working older devices - it's just
> another part of enforced obsolescence by tech companies.  :-(

Who cares?  The Mac "App Store" is even more useless than the Windows "App
Store". 

Neither is necessary.  Everthing you want/need can be downloaded from the
developers' websites.