Some cosmic oddness has made this the week for me to be discussing software updates and upgrades in many areas with many people.
My own personal philosophy is that if it's free and easy, I install it. Period.
If it's not free and/or easy, I do some mushy mental calculations to figure out if it's worth it (usually it works out in favor of the upgrade).
So, my question for you guys is: how do you decide whether to upgrade or update software?
Do you fall into the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" camp, or are you like me and figure "they know more than I do, there's a reason they decided to make changes"? Or do you have less simplistic reasons?
I also realize 'updates' and 'upgrades' are two distinct areas, so feel free to differentiate if it makes a difference.
My own personal philosophy is that if it's free and easy, I install it. Period.
If it's not free and/or easy, I do some mushy mental calculations to figure out if it's worth it (usually it works out in favor of the upgrade).
So, my question for you guys is: how do you decide whether to upgrade or update software?
Do you fall into the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" camp, or are you like me and figure "they know more than I do, there's a reason they decided to make changes"? Or do you have less simplistic reasons?
I also realize 'updates' and 'upgrades' are two distinct areas, so feel free to differentiate if it makes a difference.
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