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astromo:

--- Quote from: blgentry on October 13, 2016, 07:22:34 am ---... One of the reasons that MC has survived is that it has evolved, but it has not drastically changed itself just to "look new" or seem different.

One of the reasons that itunes is such an awful program is that it drastically changes every few versions.  What you knew before gets thrown out the window every few versions.  Features you liked and used are no longer available.  Browsing methods change.  Fundamental ways that you interact with the program are altered, added, or removed, at the whim of the developers, all so it will "look fresh and new".

MC doesn't do this.  MC keeps the fundamentals the same.  So you can keep using it, year after year, just like you always did.  Of course MC has an incredible amount of customization available too, so you can really make it your own.
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Spot on mate.

Nothing infuriates me more than software developers presuming to know that I'll love an interface change (and I've heard this at one presentation for one software package - "the new interface takes less clicks"). Great. But I knew where it all was with the old GUI and I'd got used to its quirks.

I'm a fan of the JRiver approach. The change is incremental, so for those who want to be old dogs they can learn a new trick one trick at a time.

And you're right, the program has such depth. I learn new old stuff about it all the time. Thanks to the forum, a sensible question asked is usually answered quickly and it's useful.

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