For many people, a DAWs are used on real "workstations" in music studios. In that environment, the software and hardware are all bought once at the start, and d

For many people, a DAWs are used on real "workstations" in music studios. In that environment, the software and hardware are all bought once at the start, and don't get upgraded until the computer is obsolete. (It's mission critical... you wouldn't update AutoCAD or even MS Office if there was a risk something would change. You also have to retrain everyone in your studio.)