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The difference being, upgrading the OS was your decision. You still had a license for something that worked on a dated version of the OS, if you so chose. This
by JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
The difference being, upgrading the OS was your decision. You still had a license for something that worked on a dated version of the OS, if you so chose.
This is out of your control.
- ghaff 7y agoKinda sorta. Security patches. There's other software you want to upgrade that's only supported on newer OSs. Your hardware breaks and the replacement hardware needs a newer OS. Yes, it's possible (and organizations with specialized needs do) keep running 15 year old software and hardware without changing anything. But, for ordinary people, that app you bought is going to break at some point in the absence of updates. Of course, it's a bigger problem with SaaS and you have less control over it but licensed software is not immune.