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<blockquote data-quote="SavageRobby" data-source="post: 3739579" data-attributes="member: 51573">I think lack of backwards compatibility, in this case (as in many) is a plus. The Singularity OS example is a good one. Another are VOIP phone systems. A lot of the big name PBX brands have to worry about backwards compatibility with their older analog systems. There are some new VOIP PBXes (with built in IVR and ACD functionality - ie, voice/key response &amp; phone trees and call routing/queueing) that are far superior, because they are built on newer technologies with newer methodologies, and don't have to worry about slaving to outdated conventions.If the point of 4x is to fix problems in 3x, why would you the new system to remain compatible with the system that has problems? If you don't believe in the premise 3x has problems (that 4x will solve), or if you don't believe that the cost of the fixes in 4x outweighs&nbsp; the problems in 3x, that is one thing. But if you believe that 4x will be enough better than 3x to merit the new version ... why would you want it to be backwards compatible?I see this is a case where you can't eat your cake and still have it, too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SavageRobby, post: 3739579, member: 51573"] I think lack of backwards compatibility, in this case (as in many) is a plus. The Singularity OS example is a good one. Another are VOIP phone systems. A lot of the big name PBX brands have to worry about backwards compatibility with their older analog systems. There are some new VOIP PBXes (with built in IVR and ACD functionality - ie, voice/key response & phone trees and call routing/queueing) that are far superior, because they are built on newer technologies with newer methodologies, and don't have to worry about slaving to outdated conventions. If the point of 4x is to fix problems in 3x, why would you the new system to remain compatible with the system that has problems? If you don't believe in the premise 3x has problems (that 4x will solve), or if you don't believe that the cost of the fixes in 4x outweighs the problems in 3x, that is one thing. But if you believe that 4x will be enough better than 3x to merit the new version ... why would you want it to be backwards compatible? I see this is a case where you can't eat your cake and still have it, too. [/QUOTE]

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