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> 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 t
by 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...