It’s that time of the year again, when everyone rushes to upgrade their OS to their latest version that just got release or is in the process of…
Upgrades are done because people techies just need to have the latest version of everything. Even when the new version will enable them to do exactly the same task they were doing before. And lets face it, if the new version wasn’t released yet, you would still be able to do your work.
“do your work”, now this is tricky… because most of the times an upgrade to the OS breaks a lot of applications (and I’m not even calling in Linux Upgrades that sometimes leave the System Inoperable…).
Reports fly all over the Internet about failed applications, some quite amusing, and there is even a wiki just to track the subject.
In the end it all comes down to a week or two of low productivity for anyone that just had to be the first to upgrade…
I don’t have the time to be less productive, especially considering that I’m preparing the final version of my thesis. To lose a single day upgrading would cost me dearest…
I’m not saying that I will not upgrade, I’m just saying that I will wait until all dust settles.