ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility for MAC

Sorry for reviving an old thread, but it is for an old problem that still exists, and is just getting worse!

I do not have Windows in my house (it is spyware, all Microsoft products are), MacOS and Linux only, so using the "ProSAFE Plus" configuration tool is not easy! Had to setup a dual-boot machine, and boot Windows when I need to make changes (couple a times a year). Takes about 45 minutes to boot everytime due to mandatory updates/multiple reboots! "Fun"!

How can a big company like Netgear not have applications for non-windows after all these years is a big failure! It also now seems this tool is marked as "This product/software is end-of-life."!

So, what is the alternative? The "phone-only" Netgear "Insight" app! Problem solved, right? Wrong!
This tool is a pain to use, and forces you to do all kind of signups to just configure your switches! It also requires a $10/device per year fee! Ok, you say, it is 2 devices for free per account! Well, I have 5 or more devices, and I am a private user! This fee would be like buying a new switch every year! Also, why would I have to depend on the cloud to do this? I want things to work locally, not via the cloud! I understand that Netgear wants all the analytics to use internally and sell to 3rd parties to monetise off of, but if so, why do I have to also pay for a subscription as a private user? Double-dipping is what it is, and a privacy invader!
Also, what happens with my JGS524E and my GS108Ev2 switches when the "ProSAFE Plus" app dissapears? They have no Web-GUI, not even one that stops responding after a while like it does on the newer versions with Web-GUI? Should I just throw out fully good still working HW just because Netgear cannot fix their management SW? Poor customer support is what it is!