To encourage switching makes them a part of the pitiful upgrade frenzy that goes on all the time. This serves software makers more than anyone. I have a few old applications on my hard disk. StuffIt Lite 3.6 and JPEG View 3.3.1. They are all dated 1994 in the Get Info dialog box and they still work very well.
Software is like music.
As long as you can use it, it is alive. Just avoid following other people like a sheep. Your comments are welcomed. You are welcome to send me your comments or you can post them below . Michael Munger is a French Canadian living in Montreal.