Re: Whoops! The Atlantic Makes Trump Look EPIC In Cover Intended as a Smear

On 2 Nov 2024 17:07:26 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

The tendency is to add froth, not strengthen the product, over time.
Probably because they just don't have any way of doing so safely. All
they can test is the froth.

>
Bill Gates himself says "People don't buy new products for bug fixes.
People buy new products for new features."
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I am sorry to say that this attitude is not limited to Microsoft any
longer.  It's not even limited to the computer industry.

OTOH, I have for, yes, for decades now used the free versions of
software that came with a device I had bought without "upgrading" (ie,
paying more money to get the "great! new! advanced! features!")
because the free version did everything I wanted.

What I believe are licensing issues did force me to upgrade a player
when I needed to play Blu-Ray discs on my computer. This was most
helpful as, unlike the player, the computer program /immediately/ told
me why it wasn't able to do what I wanted. Which led to a fix that
worked for the player as well.

I still get little popups with "upgrade" offers when I run the
programs. Hope springs eternal and all that.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"