Forced Upgrades

Posted by Listerene
Jun 11, 2019 at 09:46 PM

In my experience, this is mostly an issue with MacOS rather than Windows. When I added a MacBook last year, I was struck by how few freeware alternatives there were and how many mom & pop developers there were (essentially) duplicating existing programs and charging an arm and a leg for their offerings; each either issuing paid-for updates right & left or disappearing.

It’s what happens when 90.5% of computer users choose something other than MacOS; there just are waaay too many developers chasing waaay too few users and so you get ridiculously priced software (to begin with) accompanied by (ultimately) ridiculously priced updates. Developers must either squeeze users further or walk away.

I don’t see this occurring with Windows software, at all.

It’s only gonna get worse as Apple continues to chase users away with MacBook keyboards that crap out regularly and machines which can’t be upgraded. It’s just a question of time before Mac users decline even more.