Why do you say i need an update and then say my system cant support it?

I have a mac os x 10.5.8
The firefox version I had (3.6) keeps crashing today, and I want to know WHY you automatically tell me to update, and download, and THEN when its downloaded I'm told me that my mac won't support the latest version of firefox. Well DUH, are YOU going to buy me a new computer?
Where can I get a version thats compatible with what I have? (for gsake, I can't keep getting new computers everytime they invent an update.)
I've been a loyal user of firefox because I like its tabs and user friendliness, but i'm getting well miffed by this constant FORCED updating. If it ain't broke don't fix it, so why do you keep BREAKING it?

Current Firefox versions require OS X 10.6 or later, so if you want to continue using Firefox beyond Firefox 16 then you need to update to OS X 10.6.8 or later.
* https://support.mozilla.org/kb/firefox-no-longer-works-mac-os-x-10-5
Firefox 16.0.2 is the last version that works on an Intel Mac with the OS X 10.5 operating system.
* https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/16.0.2/mac/
Another option to consider is to install the last Firefox 10.0.x ESR version as that version is more recent than the Firefox 16.0.2 version.
* https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/10.0.12esr/
* http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/10.0.12/system-requirements/
Firefox 17 ESR has replaced the Firefox 10 ESR version, so don't update.

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