Re: Universal Binary that runs on 10.3.x and up on PPC and 10.4.1 and up on Intel
Re: Universal Binary that runs on 10.3.x and up on PPC and 10.4.1 and up on Intel
- Subject: Re: Universal Binary that runs on 10.3.x and up on PPC and 10.4.1 and up on Intel
- From: Ian Krieg <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:29:20 -0700
Recommending that users perform the update to 10.3.9 is one thing,
making it possible for them is another. There are still many people
that either do not have a modem or are on dial-up. It is my
experience that these people typically do not do the software
updates unless they can be purchased on disk (for a nominal fee).
It is my experience that these same people are not typically
updating their application software. Ergo their status quo is
maintained.
I doubt that the correlation is all that strong. I don't have any
research to back me up, but I doubt anyone here does; if they do,
let's hear it. Meanwhile, I'm guessing that if you're well-off,
you'll get a speedy Internet connection and upgrade software products
when you want to. If you have just enough money for the project and
you're obsessed with keeping your computer up-to-date, you will get a
speedy Internet connection and buy all the software updates for the
products you use. However, for those who can afford a computer and
can afford to buy programs for it, but who cannot afford to buy
everything that they would enjoy, a little more prioritizing is
needed. Software that they use regularly they will probably consider
upgrading, especially if the new features or bugfixes are attractive.
A fast Internet connection they will probably only consider if they
tend to perform high-bandwidth activities of some importance; to a
person who just checks a few web sites and keeps up with email,
buying broadband might seem a little over-the-top.
These are only my guesses, they may be quite wrong, but if they
aren't, then you can see that there can be plenty of reason for a
person to buy software upgrades without buying broadband. If your
product is important to them, and your upgrade is worth it's price
not only in the work and thought you put into it, but as relates to a
particular customer's needs, then you should be able to make the sale
regardless of what kind of Internet connection a customer has.
That's a little over-simplified, and I'm certainly not saying that if
you don't make the sale you're clearly doing something wrong. A
broadband connection probably indicates that the customer has more
spare cash, but even those with dial-up still have buying power.
I suspect that most of us software developers are fairly well-off;
nothing like millionaires, but paying for broadband and the software
we want is just not a big deal. The idea of somebody doing without
broadband seems foreign to us, like the idea of doing without coffee
to a Seattle native. However, there are many people who have good
reasons for doing both. Apple seems to take this Silicon Valley in
the case of Software Update. One might think otherwise on first
glance, because for those who are only connected to the Internet
occasionally, Software Update offers the option to download now and
install later. However, the feature doesn't actually work. The
program complains of having no Internet connection when asked to
install an update that has already been downloaded. I think there's
some room for improvement here.
Ian
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