It was a strange juxtaposition. On his modern M1 MacBook Pro, open beside the iMac, Mark had Teams open, Slack pinging, and email notifications rolling in. The modern computer represented work—stressful, fast-paced, relentless. The old iMac running Office 2011 on Lion represented a slower, simpler era of computing.
Since the desktop software is outdated and lacks security patches, using through a web browser is a more secure, modern alternative.