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End of support for OS X 10.4 and 10.5
Why pull support and remove functionality? Why not just drop support -- just stop updating the app but still allow basic functionality? There are still a lot of legacy machines that are still in use ...
Why is it not possible for us to continue using the app on 10.4 as it is? The glib instructions on how to upgrade your system feel like an extra kick when you know full well that your Mac can't go above 10.4.
I and many other users need to have a Mac running on 10.4 for several good reasons (e.g. thousands of FreeHand files which need to be accessed) - a higher system can't run some vital software that is still required to run my business. Even if we could afford £3000+ to upgrade the hardware, the software we need to use won't work on the new system, so there would be no point.
As I pay for this service and now won't be able to use it on the majority of my machines, will I get a discount?
I am perfectly prepared to keep using the old app without support - but I would have liked to have been given the choice. Will the app just stop working?
Honestly,I think Richard P.s advise is totally invalid. I, and the business I manage, are in the same situation as Andy O. is, and we are very on top of our tech. The thing is, sometimes the old tech does its job just fine. We have 5 G4 laptops running our machinery, and, over the years have found these laptops to be the most cost-effective way to go. If they break, you just buy another for $200. Also, there is minimal hardware incampatibilities, as our machines are a few years old, and the software support for them may not support the latest OS X, and, even if it did, now you need a whole new suite of software t accomidate the change, all because one developer decided to drop support. We use alot of different software on them, including M.O. 2004, Adobe Illustartor and Photoshop CS2, as well as other programs specific to our application; all of which, mind you, continue their support for the old machines. The fact that Dropbox is the ONLY application that is dropping support for these platforms is more then disappointing, and will simply result in user fallout.
If you are so wise, Richard, then surely you have heard the saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Well this is a clear example of how perfectly normal and functioning machines are forcefully being outdated due to dropped support. It is obvious that Dropbox has the capability to keep the support for PPC, as it has in the past, but, just as Apple did with the new cables and outdated accessory support for older iphones and ipods, this company chose to cut the throats of it's users for the sake of looking cutting edge.
At the end of the day, anyone who uses a computer knows that things get old and outdated in time; don't act like you just discovered America here, Columbus. But, at the end of the day, People should have the freedom to stay with an older version if they choose to, as long as they are paying for the services rendered. You mean to tell me Dropbox has it figured out better then Microsoft or Adobe? If so, then our pre-intel laptops would've been long gone already. Now I suggest you set up a tent outside the Apple store, Richard, I heard the new macbook is coming out in a few months, and god forbid you don't have it, your old one may self-distruct...We'd rather invest our money into other parts of our infrastructure, even if that means stepping away from Dropbox...
