Comments on: 10 signs when developers should stop upgrading their software http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:31:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: amy http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/#comment-806690 amy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:07:39 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/#comment-806690 Very true. As a software user and having a 3 year-old laptopt, I am very resistent in making software upgrades on it, because I know that the new versions were made for higher systems and will likely slow down my system. In the end, I think it comes down to the user to weigh down the pros and cons of upgrading, taking into consideration the limitations of his/her software and hardware and if there is a genuine need to upgrade. Very true. As a software user and having a 3 year-old laptopt, I am very resistent in making software upgrades on it, because I know that the new versions were made for higher systems and will likely slow down my system. In the end, I think it comes down to the user to weigh down the pros and cons of upgrading, taking into consideration the limitations of his/her software and hardware and if there is a genuine need to upgrade.

]]> By: Ami http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/#comment-806004 Ami Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:00:52 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/#comment-806004 Must say unlike the above commenter I feel that if it ain't broke, why mend it. The serial upgrades just seem to me to be a ploy to monetize something. If not the software itself then other products that are related Must say unlike the above commenter I feel that if it ain’t broke, why mend it. The serial upgrades just seem to me to be a ploy to monetize something. If not the software itself then other products that are related

]]> By: Nuri http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/#comment-805454 Nuri Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:51:34 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/#comment-805454 I heartily agree with everything except point number one, sometimes it is necessary to alter the user experience to accommodate new data or features you have recently integrated! I heartily agree with everything except point number one, sometimes it is necessary to alter the user experience to accommodate new data or features you have recently integrated!

]]> By: Janine http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/#comment-805421 Janine Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:26:07 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/#comment-805421 Another vote for So True. I don't want bells & whistles when it comes to software I need to count on. And, like you said, if you need to tinker with it, the old interface should remain an option. Like Word 2007. Although it might work for some, for others (like me) it totally stinks. Microsoft has an area on their site where they have an interactive guide for showing people how to locate and use things in Word 2007 by comparing where the features were in Word 2003. WTH was 2007 necessary if you need to use an interactive guide to figure it out by showing where the features are located with a 2003 comparison---this is one wheel they didn't need to reinvent. Another vote for So True.
I don’t want bells & whistles when it comes to software I need to count on. And, like you said, if you need to tinker with it, the old interface should remain an option. Like Word 2007. Although it might work for some, for others (like me) it totally stinks. Microsoft has an area on their site where they have an interactive guide for showing people how to locate and use things in Word 2007 by comparing where the features were in Word 2003. WTH was 2007 necessary if you need to use an interactive guide to figure it out by showing where the features are located with a 2003 comparison—this is one wheel they didn’t need to reinvent.

]]> By: Sterling Camden http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/#comment-805411 Sterling Camden Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:09:35 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20090812/5973/#comment-805411 So true. Usually goes hand in hand with "featuritis" -- loading the application with so many bells and whistles that the new user can't even figure out how to use it. When it comes to adding new interfaces -- even if your users demand them, many other users will want to stick with the old. If you have to revolutionize it, make sure the old interface remains an option. So true. Usually goes hand in hand with “featuritis” — loading the application with so many bells and whistles that the new user can’t even figure out how to use it.

When it comes to adding new interfaces — even if your users demand them, many other users will want to stick with the old. If you have to revolutionize it, make sure the old interface remains an option.

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