>> Frequent upgrades amortize the cost and ensure that regressions are caught early. No one upgrade is likely to end in disaster because there simply isn’t enou

>> Frequent upgrades amortize the cost and ensure that regressions are caught early. No one upgrade is likely to end in disaster because there simply isn’t enough change for that to happen. > Oh, how I wish this were true. Your anecdote is even more evidence that it _is_ true. Most minor upgrades do not end in disaster. Few of them do end up in disaster. Frequent updates still require some diligence on the part of the person or organization updating.