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The Trouble With Software Upgrades
Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "When software makers urge upgrades, it isn't always in users' best interest, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many upgrades bring advertising or other unwanted features; some iTunes users felt this way about a recent upgrade. But for many programs, downgrading can be a headache--Yahoo generally doesn't link to old versions of software, and Apple says iTunes can't be downgraded. Some websites can help with the problem. OldVersion.com, for instance, offers more than 600 versions of about 65 different programs. The site's 16-year-old administrator says, 'Companies make a lot of new versions. They're not always better for the consumer.'"
> When software makers urge upgrades, it isn't always in users' best interest, the Wall Street Journal reports.
They've got a bunch of geniuses over at the WSJ, haven't they.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Try the new version, its ads are bigger and the privacy intrusions are twice as invasive!
Just don't try to go retro, or we will disable your account and report you to the internet police.
(sarcasm off)
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
What's that? You say that they're talking about Windows? Pfff. Who uses Windows? I mean, do users have any clue how hard it is to uninstall... Oh.
:-P
(Yes, my tongue is again located in the cheek area.)
Yes, between Steve Jobs' cheeks it would seem...
Code, Hardware, stuff like that.
Oh, and side note, if you're from the RIAA, I meant 200MB music collection which I legally ripped from my CD collection.
-Arthur
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I know a guy who knows a guy who says the guy you know is full of shit.
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