Downgrade ( eng. Downgrade ) - the use of old hardware or software . It stands in contrast to the upgrade (new features, but on older computers by optimizing the software). Also, downgrade can be considered as a transition to earlier versions of hardware or software, for example, due to the presence of errors in new versions or due to the fact that older versions are more convenient and faster to work.
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Downgrader Motifs
- Nostalgia - longing for the past, associated with pleasant memories (especially for old games).
- The presence of new versions of software errors ( bugs ), greatly interfering with the work.
- High costs of new programs of system resources (for example, RAM, disk space, CPU time), which make work extremely slow, or hinder the use of other programs.
- Reduced ergonomics, convenience of new versions, for example, due to congestion with video effects.
- The actual change in the genre or target audience of a computer game.
- Attempts to use "waste" hardware, for example, as a home server .
- Compatibility problems of new products with old ones.
- Intentional use of incompatible equipment with modern portable devices and drives to protect corporate and confidential data from leakage (for example, 3½ ″ diskettes are still used in state institutions).
- Due to the presence of piracy on older software (in the case of consoles).
- The incompatibility of some programs with new versions (for example, browsers, as well as some games).
- Passion at the level of a hobby.
Examples
- Due to the large system requirements and the incompleteness of the new operating system, a huge number of users of Windows Vista returned to Windows XP in due time [1]
- There is also an open downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows XP (see: Downgrade software ).
- Many µTorrent users from version 3 are back to version 2.2 and earlier.
See also
- Retrocomputing