Re: Remove unused built in apps?

It is alleged that DevilsPGD claimed:

> >While that is practical in theory, it is impractical in practice. Sure,
> >you can definitely cut off support for people using older versions of
> >your own software, but if your software is advertised as working with
> >OS5, then it works with OS5 and you need to provide support for it.
> >You can +recommend+ that the user upgrades their OS if they have a
> >flash-rom device, but you cannot mandate it.
>
> No, but when a crash is caused by a bug which has already been fixed (in
> an application update or an OS update), an application vendor's
> responsibility ends when they point out the update's availability to the
> user.

Definitely true if the issue is resolved in an update to the vendor's
software. If the issue is resolved in an update to the OS or some
other software, it's not so cut-and-dried as much as you and I would
like it to be.

> While some users won't update, you can only help those who will help
> themselves.

This is so true.

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