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<blockquote data-quote="Eric the Grey" data-source="post: 896237" data-attributes="member: 89578">After reading through this thread, and all the updates to OSX, I'm excited about upgrading my MBP.&nbsp; However, having come (recently) from a Windows environment, and having upgraded PC's all the way back from DOS/Windows 3.11, I have a few concerns.&nbsp; Hopefully they're unfounded.1. Will applications continue to run under the new versions without having to repurchase them?&nbsp; I just recently installed newly purchased Office 2008 and Adobe Creative Suite 4.&nbsp; The applications won't fight agains running under a new version of the OS, will they?2. Anyone who has ever upgraded windows more than a few times knows you DO NOT install over the old version, but instead wipe the OS (preferably by formatting the drive) and then install in order to avoid carrying over the old crap.&nbsp; Is this an issue with an OSX upgrade?&nbsp; All the events related in this thread have been mostly trouble free.&nbsp; Should I expect that, or plan to do a full wipe then restore my apps from my backups?<img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Cool.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :Cool:" data-shortname=":Cool:" /> Eric the Grey</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric the Grey, post: 896237, member: 89578"] After reading through this thread, and all the updates to OSX, I'm excited about upgrading my MBP. However, having come (recently) from a Windows environment, and having upgraded PC's all the way back from DOS/Windows 3.11, I have a few concerns. Hopefully they're unfounded. 1. Will applications continue to run under the new versions without having to repurchase them? I just recently installed newly purchased Office 2008 and Adobe Creative Suite 4. The applications won't fight agains running under a new version of the OS, will they? 2. Anyone who has ever upgraded windows more than a few times knows you DO NOT install over the old version, but instead wipe the OS (preferably by formatting the drive) and then install in order to avoid carrying over the old crap. Is this an issue with an OSX upgrade? All the events related in this thread have been mostly trouble free. Should I expect that, or plan to do a full wipe then restore my apps from my backups? :Cool: Eric the Grey [/QUOTE]

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