For 3 years, I ran Mac OS 9 software, (parallel to Windows 98) before upgrading to 10.
Before the upgrade, I ran Dreamweaver, Photoshop and all my media applications with no problem. Now, the automated software seems like it wants me to upgrade every 3 weeks. an it's not just system software,
EVERYONE is doing it.
Server software, Firmware, Norton, Vbulletin, Photoshop, Flash, AIM, ICQ and 1000's more. But the buck doesn't stop there. To run the lastest software, you'll need a new G5 with 1.5 gb ram, video/audio/expantion cards, a Red-Book DVD authoring burner, Toast Titanium, 20 inch monitors- and of course, if you're a designer- when they upgrade internet applications, browsers, or php- you might have to redesign your sites or even upgrade severs- and it just keeps going ON...
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"Upgrade Game"- It's how software companies make their money.
It's bullshit. By the time I get all the tools and software I need for a project, a new version comes out- and if they can't sell you on new features, they'll sell you on bug fixes. (Which should be free regardless of your support plan because they shouldn't even be selling buggy software in the first place.)
I stopped playing that game four years ago. I don't post on support forums very often- just so I can stay out of the loop. Because constant uprgading hinders precious projectivity time, I found it better to be 'uninformed'.