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Is Mountain Lion worth upgrading to?
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1476551" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>imho - keeping your computer's software updated is not a matter of whether it is "worthwhile" or not.</p><p></p><p>It's a matter of keeping a current running system, one that is being actively patched and updated by the developer(s) and one that has a "current" knowledge base of support and support by those that are using the same version you are.</p><p></p><p>When you want/need support, what version are those you will ask questions of be running? Are they going to be using the current OS or piece of software, or will they still be using a version that is several years old?</p><p></p><p>Some answers to tech support questions will remain the same - others will change - some change enough that it becomes harder and harder to find someone that remembers what to do with a version of the OS (or other software) that is 2-3-4 versions back and no longer have those versions installed anywhere to go have a look to see what you are seeing.</p><p></p><p>That has already happened with 10.5 and older and is happening now with 10.6.</p><p>The "active" support community is no longer using 10.6 - they are using 10.7 & 10.8 on a daily basis. And the more they use the current system, the more of the older system they will forget.</p><p></p><p>When running older versions, more and more you will need to rely on the web of several years ago hoping that others had your problem or issue back then and there was a fix posted online somewhere and that it is still posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1476551, member: 24160"] imho - keeping your computer's software updated is not a matter of whether it is "worthwhile" or not. It's a matter of keeping a current running system, one that is being actively patched and updated by the developer(s) and one that has a "current" knowledge base of support and support by those that are using the same version you are. When you want/need support, what version are those you will ask questions of be running? Are they going to be using the current OS or piece of software, or will they still be using a version that is several years old? Some answers to tech support questions will remain the same - others will change - some change enough that it becomes harder and harder to find someone that remembers what to do with a version of the OS (or other software) that is 2-3-4 versions back and no longer have those versions installed anywhere to go have a look to see what you are seeing. That has already happened with 10.5 and older and is happening now with 10.6. The "active" support community is no longer using 10.6 - they are using 10.7 & 10.8 on a daily basis. And the more they use the current system, the more of the older system they will forget. When running older versions, more and more you will need to rely on the web of several years ago hoping that others had your problem or issue back then and there was a fix posted online somewhere and that it is still posted. [/QUOTE]
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