Re: Snow Leopard WARNING!!
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- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:03:54 -0700
John McGhie stated in post C6B9E93D.2419%john@xxxxxxxxxxx on 8/25/09 2:17
AM:
Hi Jim:
Well, *I* think it is very good form to post a warning. In fact, I think it
is my duty to do so :-)
We do have new users here who do not understand the Software Development
Life Cycle and such; and who do not know that in a Graphical User
Application, some 80 per cent of the work is actually done by the Operating
System.
Office 2008 is one of the most graphical and complex applications there is.
If you change the operating system, effectively you are changing 80 per cent
of Office.
So with each new version, those who are a bit newer at this game than you or
I get a scare/problem/crisis because something doesn't work right (or at
all...)
So I am trying to save at least some of them from pain and heartache, by
saying "If you rely on Microsoft Office; or if you have an important
deadline coming up, don't blindly leap in and upgrade."
I simply suggest that if it "matters", they make plans to wait until they
have prepared a safety strategy, so if it all goes pear-shaped, they won't
get hurt. In my case, I have two Macs: I will upgrade one and test. If all
goes well, I will upgrade the other. If not, I can stay in business while
they work it out :-)
After 40-odd years in and around the software industry, I think it would be
very unfair for me NOT to offer this knowledge to those who do not yet have
it. I did, of course, gain this knowledge the hard way...
I shall now settle back and use YOU as one of my backup strategies :-) When
YOU come on here crowing "See, I told you there would be no problems, it all
works just fine!!" I will put the DVD in the hole on MY computer :-)
Cheers
I, for one, have already ordered Snow Leopard but will sit on it a week or
more... drooling on the DVD from time to time as I look at how shiny and new
it is. :)
With that said, your warning did not push me to that - my plan already. MS
Word is not the reason, but several other software packages I use are key to
my productivity and if they were to not work I would be toast... or at least
slightly warm bread.
Your advice makes sense to anyone who is dependent on their computer for
personal or professional work. Upgrading an OS can offer some cool
benefits, but it also offers risk. Always. The people who install ASAP and
report their headaches will be doing me a great service. Bring on the
complaints!
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