This side discussion has diverged far from the original topic. Regarding that, lots of software that was written 10 or 20 years ago, like old Photoshop versions, runs natively and perfectly on the newest Windows machines. Apparently that isn't the case in the Mac world.
I was curoius about why people use 10+ year old software. I suspect this is rather a small part of the user base since Adobe has had record profits in the last few years based on their rental model.
It may be a large part of the user base numerically, but it probably generated a very small proportion of the revenue. It's the many amateurs who make limited use of a small part of the functionality of PS, and assume they would make even less use of the new, more advanced features in later versions. Many such people might upgrade occasionally if that remained an option, but can live with the old version that continues to do what they need, in a familiar way. It does work on modern hardware, and will run much faster on a 2023 machine than it did on a 2013 model.
Many people just have a strong dislike of a rental model. They probably do not upgrade every year with perpetual licenced software, but might do so every 2-3 years if the new features are tempting. But they object in principle to being forced to pay for upgrades they wouldn't have chosen to buy, even if the rental price is quite reasonable.
I wonder if there is anyway of knowing the percentage of Photoshop/LR users using legacy software vs the cohort on subscripion.
I think it's most relevant what is true now, not in 2012. That's why I previously emphasized that now Windows is a very stable and Robust OS compared to 20 years ago and has been since Windows 7.
Tom,
I didn't say ANYTHING about replacing the battery in 2012. I DID say the laptop is a 2012 model, though. The battery was replaced about three years ago. I also agreed that Apple's latest laptops and even their desktops aren't quite as user friendly in the regard of upgrading/replacing things as they used to be. This is due largely to their move to the M architecture for the desktops and the drive for ever-thinner and ever-lighter laptops. Here's an interesting idea in WIndows laptops, and I'm pretty glad to see someone doing something like this. AFAIK, this is the ONLY such example available, at least on a mass scale.
I based my comments on using Windows machines. I made no judgements about Macs because of my limited experience with the OS. I doubted your experience with Windows machines because your comments were blatantly false. The biggest difference between the two is the hardware. Because only Apple makes Mac machines, they can tightly control what works best. I buy only Dell because I have learned they make excellent machines with multiple configurations and use only hardware they know is reliable. They clearly define which configurations are best for which uses. I also stick with higher end hardware. Apple does not sell cheaper machines with inferior hardware while there are cheap Windows machines available with inferior hardware which, if you are a power user, will not last as long. I suspect your impressions about Windows machines are hardware related and not OS related.
These less expensive windows based machines maybe all that a person can afford.
Yes, and they may be fine for light users. But their possibly flimsy construction has nothing to do with Windows, and they will, unless of a really low standard, run all Windows software. Of course, if the cost-cutting is based on fitting inadequate RAM or storage, or using a very low powered CPU, they may be too slow for photo editing (but fine for web browsing and simple office applications).
Yes, but only after your questions were answered. You know that it will run on the latest hardware, and why many casual users are content to keep using it. They don't think they need or would use the latest features, and would resent having to pay for them regardless. So they're quite happy to keep using a familiar version that does all they want, and much quicker than it did when they first used it.
Or they consider Dell a competitor and will denigrate that competitor to boost their business.
Well sure. Good cat herders are hard to find and expensive to employ.
No it hasn't because what software you can use is highly dependent on the hardware you use.
Agreed. I do not do video, except for phone and field camera. For fun one day I looked into what was required, hardware wise, to do video editing. My current computer can not handle video editing and cannot be upgraded to do so.
No, Dell isn't remotely a competitor. It's a mass market supplier, aiming at a completely different market.
