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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?
^ Alas, I guess you guys are right. I'm 25, and, growing up, I was always on top of every possible update and had a computer which was only a few years old before I got a new one. It's just that, with time, I realized that there is no end to this cycle, and the only thing that changes is the amount of money and effort you put into it. Its important to stay secure and up-to-date, but, as you all know, it costs alot of money, and, no matter how techy I was and still am, any switch to anew machine or new software presents a set of hurdles you have to get over; mainly, compatibility. Same thing with the business I run. Which is why, with time, we decided to stick with the old and proven machines, and, sadly, this is just the first thing to rock the boat. It's just that, when comparing the money going towards upgrading our machines, and all the upgraded software which will have to follow the upgrade, it makes more sense for us to just get a Wi-fi hard drive and just unify our database on our network, but Dropbox has been very helpful as it can be accessed remotely. Ultimately, we'll end up using a mix of both. Sorry for the rants, guys, it just gets me sometimes...Thanks for keeping it factual :)
