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If the product is not getting needed maintenance, then yeah, maybe. But, man, sometimes software is fit-for-purpose and can really be just be left alone for ex
by simoncion 2y ago
If the product is not getting needed maintenance, then yeah, maybe.
But, man, sometimes software is fit-for-purpose and can really be just be left alone for extended periods. Other times, the users of that software upgrade on a hemi-annual or annual schedule (or even LESS frequently), so they'd never notice a three month delay in new releases.
- cratermoon 2y ago> sometimes software is fit-for-purpose and can really be just be left alone for extended periods I suppose if the software maker is a functional monopoly in that space and the customers are cursed withe vendor lock-in, sure. I can think of Major Software companies that barely maintain their products yet companies stick with the garbage because what choice do they have?
- simoncion 2y ago> I suppose if the software maker is a functional monopoly in that space and the customers are cursed withe vendor lock-in, sure. Given this statement, it might surprise you to learn that there are folks who aren't keen on software development for its own sake, and really rather dislike having to re-learn how to use their tools when those tools get significantly changed with no clear benefit to those users. See also: the folks who are perfectly happily using "ancient" versions of -say- Photoshop, or WordPerfect, or Word or...