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Bob Fulks wrote:
>Software is not a "product" like a TV set. It is a "service" >that requires continuous updates and support that you should >expect to pay for. You are only "stranded" if you choose not >to upgrade. It is your fault, not theirs.
>All software requires upgrades from time to time as the >operating systems and data formats change. It is surprising >that old versions such as TS4 and TS2000i still work at all >on current OS versions. How anybody can expect to be using >the same software version year after year without installing >upgrades is beyond me...
Then Alex wrote:
>>4. Lack of adoption by successful, wealthy traders and >>system
>>developers, who sometimes approach me to write code for >>them. They
>>all use TradeStation, so developing stuff in WL wouldn't be >>useful.
>>They pretty much use TS2000i, not the latest one.
Why is it that most large traders (according to Alex) do not use the latest TS version? Either Bob or Alex is incorrect--and they are both freakin' geniuses... I am still using 4.0 because I don't know what version to trust after that and don't want to gamble my business on an upgrade that is bug-ridden. (Those who have continuously been trading through the TS upgrade cycle only had 1 choice for a continuously robust platform, and that was 4.0) If I wanted to upgrade, what is the version that would allow me to use my tick database and eSignal, and is there any point to upgrading?
Not trying to be a smart-ass--I just really want to know if there is any upside to migrating from the 4.0 platform...
Thanks,
Seth
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