On Wed, October 8, 2014 14:49, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Digimer <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Digimer <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Airbags, ABS, Traction Control, ACE compatibility, stronger survival
>>>> space,
>>>> better fuel economy, more comfortable...
>>>
>>>
>>> I think I've forgotten what user interfaces these break. Did they
>>> take away the steering wheel to add them?
>>
>>
>> You cropped out the second half of my analogy, which explained why I thought
>> the analogy applied.
>
> Umm, no. They are pretty much backwards compatible. Otherwise you'd
> have to go through new training and testing to be certified as a
> driver when you buy a new car. And car vendors know better than to do
> that to their customers.
>
Car vendors might behave differently however. Particularly if they obtained
revenue from the necessary retraining and profited from the licensing
procedures.
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