On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 20:16:04 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

In message , harry newton
writes:

If the old software has done *everything* you want it to do, what value is
new software anyway?

Ah, that's one of my favourite arguments! However, I am fully aware that
it makes me stuck in the past, and not aware of new things that I
"didn't know I wanted" (-:.


Perhaps I'm in the minority, but that's an argument I strongly
disagree with. There can be many values of new software. In no
particular order, here are a few (and it's not meant to be a complete
list):

1. It can be faster than the old software.

2. It can be easier to use than the old software.

3. It can have a smaller footprint than the old software.

4. It can be more secure than the old software.

5. It can be compatible with newer hardware that the old software
isn't compatible with.

6. It can be compatible with a new version of your operating system
that the older software isn't compatible with.

7. It can be compatible with other software you run that the older
software isn't compatible with.

8. And perhaps most important, it can do valuable new things that you
hadn't even thought of doing before (your last point above).