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The next question is "why?". Sometimes, the only reason someone wants to
NOT install the new version has been that it seems "easier" to them to just
copy the old libraries. I can understand laziness, sometimes, but it seems
really silly to me to not install the latest of something just because you
can't be bothered to do your job. Most people who are asking these
questions though have valid reasons for not being able to upgrade, and they
are happy to find that they don't really "have" to. Mostly they just want
to know if it has been done by anyone, or if it can be done, and only a very
few actually require (or even ask) how to do it, which to me means that they
probably know what they are doing, but are just unsure if they either "can"
or "should" do it. I see that as a good thing because a lot of comments
have been made recently about the lower quality of Systems Programmers, and
I'm happy that it doesn't "appear" to be true. At least not in this case :)
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Brian, there's one other reason some shops choose not to upgrade OEM
software: pricing that is downright PREDATORY.
I won't name names; they know who they are and I think most of us know
them as well.
Back when I was working with a 9672-R73, one vendor DOUBLED its price
when we went from a R73 to a R83. We told the salesman to take his
product a stuff it "where the sun don't shine" and proceeded to remove
and discard the whole suite of products we had from them. We were able
to find suitable replacements, at very low cost, from another vendor and
got better support as well. Sometimes it pays, very well, to get mad.
Rick
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