While money is one motivating factor, one reason you can't just stop once you get a system that works is that, with something as complex as an operating system and the fallibility of programmers, it's almost impossible to get a system that does exactly what you want. Any operating system meant for modern desktop users has millions of lines of code, and there's bound to be quite a few mistakes.
Another reason is that hardware and technology evolve. New hardware is created, better security solutions are created, and better ways of doing things in general. If MS had decided, after releasing Windows 98 that it was perfect and they were done, Windows would have died to be replaced by OS x or Linux, which support WiFi, Bluetooth and USB, which are just a few technologies that have developed since then. As for system resources, it is true that the jump between Windows XP and Vista was a hard one, because Vista requires much more CPU resources and emory. It's important to note though that Windows 7's requirements are identical to Vista, and Windows 8 will actually have lower requirements. I'm curious about the aversion to new technology that seems to be common in the blindness community. It's true that many in this community are on fixed incomes and can't always afford to upgrade, there seems to be an aversion to having to learn any new software interfaces, even when those new interfaces are perfectly accessible and come with an upgrade that they've purchased. This seems to occur even within assistive technology companies, which I suspect have a large responsibility for this. Older versions of JAWS used to recommend disabling Windows XP's features, and I remember listening to a Serotek podcast in which the developers of System Access were fawning over a product that disabled features in Windows 7. This is a bit puzzling to me, as all of those features were perfectly accessible. On 12/11/11, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: > Do they really have to continually upgrade the operating system and > programs, making more power hogs, making us buy more powerful computers to > do the same tasks we were previously doing but having to use more powerful > processors and use more of the resources to do those tasks? Why can't they > just leave well enough alone once they get a system that actually does what > it's supposed to do? > > --- > "Security is not the absence of danger. It is the presence of the Lord." > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dark" <d...@xgam.org> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 4:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] plans for an updated Lone Wolf > > >> Hi Alex. >> >> As I said I'm not annoyed that Microsoft update their os, they have to, >> even if we don't like some of their decisions on interfaces etc. >> >> it just seems though that they don't give a dam about running older >> programs, games or anything else, they just claime "newer = better" it >> seems without actually considdering what people want their computers for, >> namely to run programs. >> >> comador didn't do this with their os or machines, even with compltely new >> hardware, going from amigar 500 to 1200. >> >> Even the big console developers are realizing that people like running >> their old games, hence the wii virtual consoles, virtual arcade and other >> such software versions of older games stil available on modern machines. >> >> Microsoft though just seem to expect everyone to update, buy their >> products and cope, because newer is always better in their opinion. >> >> for myself, if i could be certain all my games and other applications >> would work under windows 7, I'd be much less wary about updating. >> >> I just see this as a case of not listening to the customer and doing their >> >> own dam thing and expecting everyone to cope simply because they are a big >> >> fat company who just care about the prophit. >> >> Beware the grue! >> >> Dark. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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