On 17/06/2008, at 10:26 AM, Zane H. Healy wrote: > > Most people here seem to understand that if something works for you, > it > would be nice if certain companies didn't force you to go out and > replace > it. > > Zane No-one at Apple or anywhere else is forcing you to go out and replace it. You can stay stuck exactly where you are. But don't expect that any company is going to fully support hardware or software that is more than 5 years old. It just isn't economically feasible. But if you want to stay in the last century with your hardware and software, and lose out on all the productivity increases due to the newer versions of hardware and software, then by all means stay there. That is your choice. But don't blame any company for not wanting to continue supporting you past 5 years. It just isn't economically feasible. cjc