In article , Tony Cooper
wrote:


That's an interesting issue. You're talking
about what might be called "forward compatibility",
which is not the same problem as backward
compatibility that George Kerby is dealing with.

To start with this thread has nothing to do with Windows, it has to do
with George Kerby's failure to update a now defunct and unsupported
application, Aperture, when he was given fair warning and the
opportunity to do so.

Where would the "fair warning" appear?

direct email to users and public statements, both of which were widely
reported by tech news sites and photo news sites, along with adobe
announcing a migration tool to lightroom, also widely reported, as well
as being extensively discussed on various forums, including usenet,
dpreview, etc.