Little different from other business models
in that the latest packages tend to stop older stuff working, so that developers are forced to buy a new subscription and upgrade, This, in order to have the dubious benefit of being able to rewrite/amend their code.
Things have changed with the OS releases though. Here, they give a new edition with tge beneficial features actually turned off, so where most needed most (to counteract low Ram etc on older kit) you getforced to upgrade hardware instead.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
