How much longer can an iMac G5 stay relevant?

I have a 2ghz iMac G5 that I bought 6 years ago from Apple refurbished. It's been a great computer and it's still going.
The OS is stuck at 10.5.8 and obviously I have not been able to upgrade to Snow Leopard or Lion. I have the latest iTunes 10.5, but no iCloud support.
But, it stil works. I am hesitant to get rid of it. It's starting to really get slow with the internet as no major browsers are still being updated for it. Safari is stuck at 5.0.6, Firefox at 3.6.23.
How much longer should I expect to keep using it? Thoughts?

I suggest you keep using it whilst it still does what you want. I use my 2002 Powerbook G4 most days (even if just as an ad-hoc WiFi router for my iPad). My 2003 iMac G4 does service only as a TV and iTunes player in the kitchen.
Most iCloud features are easily replicated with other free services; Dropbox for cloud storage and a Google account for calendars, contacts and IMAP email would be my initial recommendations.
With regards to the internet speed there is no magic bullet, but keep to the minimum the number of tabs you have open at any time in Safari/FF and install ClickToFlash - Flash being a common resource hog on the internet - you'll only miss a few animated/noisy adverts and if something you want to view in Flash you can click it to load Flash at that point.
http://clicktoflash.com/
cheers
mrtotes
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