"These upgrades are there not to make the end users life more difficult but to provide better graphics."
The above comment points to a very true & somewhat bigger concept. It relates directly to a larger problem in perception from some people. I have seen much evidence of same over a number of years writing in tech forums.
And this is not in regard to any particular company or product. People really do need to stop treating things as if there is some big, clever, nasty, effort on the part of manufacturers to make lives miserable. It IS progress and an attempt to improve. It IS an attempt to respond to a changing world & meet (or predict) changing demands.
And something in human nature makes some people hate change. They hate it if you take something away, if something is different (from the past) or if they are given something new. What is worse, you didn't knock on their door or ring them up to ask if they approved, FIRST.
Funniest thing is, we seem to only hear the rants & rhetoric of this 'logic' involving IT.
Well, it is going to happen. Parts are going to become passé & obsolete. Machines & or software will not function or be compatible forever. Society, culture, lifestyle is in a constant state of flux. We have different devices, we do different things & activities, we do things in different ways. Things kids now take for granted, you get the point. Dial phones are gone, TVs, cars, photography, the list is endless... it's all different and in 5 or 10 years there will be more morphing. 8 track tapes are gone, VHS is gone & a video card may not work any more. But, it is not a mean ole conspiracy to cause people grief... it's just the way our technology goes.
Formula 1 motor-racing filters down to innovations in street cars. A lot of what we see happening in computing is enterprise driven. Well, the work environment is, really changing and rapidly; both the workplace and the workers. Wants & needs drastically altered in recent times; and it is not going to stop. Greater mobility... more & more of the workforce are not anchored to an office desk and this trend is growing by leaps & bounds. Desire for greater speed, power & graphics. Greater need for and appreciation of security. Add to this more and more cloud based/web based products & services... even IT staff & jobs are changing. Plenty of business-based IT factor bear on what the Consumer sees.
Anyway, sorry for the longish editorial but, the original comment hit a nerve or a pet peeve. Take this stuff in stride, Folks. The amount of change I've seen in one short lifetime is spectacular. The amount of change I've seen in IT in 5 to 10 years is bizarre. But, when something feels the impact, don't cry, stomp your feet or write a dirge... just go pick-up a more recent piece of gear or learn another way of doing something; admittedly, easier for some than others.
I am not being glib or blasé towards anyone's feelings but, people have to stop getting mad every time something happens in the computer world. It's in the name of progress not persecution. Maybe somebody in R&D is trying to come up w/ an idea they reckon will be exciting, something they deem people want or will need. They may get it right, they may not. Whatever their reasons are, whatever the motivation, it is not just to inconvenience people. Let me end by saying, this bit of writing has understanding & empathy... I recently completely revamped my tower to bring it up to date, have it do all it could potentially do & al I might want it to do... I wonder how long until something comes along to prompt another reno. If an old IT consultant can learn new tricks, so can you
Thanks for listening; maybe, give it some thought and take no offence.
Cheers,
Drew
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