Comments on: Backwards Compatibility v. Support for the Latest Features http://www.publicspace.net/blog/mac/software/a-better-finder-rename/2006/03/29/backwards-compatibility-v-support-for-the-latest-features/ by Frank Reiff. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:52:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: reiff http://www.publicspace.net/blog/mac/software/a-better-finder-rename/2006/03/29/backwards-compatibility-v-support-for-the-latest-features/#comment-3 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 14:59:46 +0000 http://www.publicspace.net/blog/mac/software/a-better-finder-rename/2006/03/29/backwards-compatibility-v-support-for-the-latest-features/#comment-3 Thanks, that's exactly the rule of thumb that what I've been following until now. Version 8 is probably still at least 18-24 months away. I don't want people to have to pay for upgrades all the time, so I am planning on releasing a "half point" update every 4-6 weeks, e.g. 7.2, 7.2.5, 7.3, 7.3.5, etc. That should keep me going for a while. Corporations are usually slow upgraders with many still using NT 4 a decade after its release.. Thanks, that’s exactly the rule of thumb that what I’ve been following until now.

Version 8 is probably still at least 18-24 months away. I don’t want people to have to pay for upgrades all the time, so I am planning on releasing a “half point” update every 4-6 weeks, e.g. 7.2, 7.2.5, 7.3, 7.3.5, etc. That should keep me going for a while.

Corporations are usually slow upgraders with many still using NT 4 a decade after its release..

]]> by: David N. http://www.publicspace.net/blog/mac/software/a-better-finder-rename/2006/03/29/backwards-compatibility-v-support-for-the-latest-features/#comment-2 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:49:47 +0000 http://www.publicspace.net/blog/mac/software/a-better-finder-rename/2006/03/29/backwards-compatibility-v-support-for-the-latest-features/#comment-2 My suggested rule-of-thumb, and I am by no means a developer, is support for the latest and previous versions of any OS; in this case, 10.4 and 10.3. For those of us in the corporate environment, OS updates are not made every 12-18 months as is Apple's release schedule. Therefore, a reluctance is built towards purchasing software which "changes" so much as to make its support and compatibility an issue in a short time frame. Just my thoughts. P.S. - When is version 8 going to be released? My suggested rule-of-thumb, and I am by no means a developer, is support for the latest and previous versions of any OS; in this case, 10.4 and 10.3. For those of us in the corporate environment, OS updates are not made every 12-18 months as is Apple’s release schedule. Therefore, a reluctance is built towards purchasing software which “changes” so much as to make its support and compatibility an issue in a short time frame.

Just my thoughts.

P.S. - When is version 8 going to be released?

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