Brownmatthall
Power User
Apples and oranges if you think removing amps is gonna free boot rom spaceCliff could remove all those ... what's their name? ... ahh ... Marshalls ... they are noisy and no good at all. That would free up some space!
Apples and oranges if you think removing amps is gonna free boot rom spaceCliff could remove all those ... what's their name? ... ahh ... Marshalls ... they are noisy and no good at all. That would free up some space!
I am a content Mark I user.
I have just read through 17 pages of people +1 ing the request to remove this option, so I am starting a poll.
This poll is related to these comments by Cliff
I just dont understand why anyone would want the old firmware sound.
Agreed, the proper business model is such. What some around here don't realize, is that there is a finite lifetime regarding hardware support. It's just not financially feasible to keep supporting obsolete hardware, and it's dangerous business practice...
FAS must survive and in order to do that, they MUST sell new product..especially if they're going to support FW updated for such long periods of time on obsolete product.
As a C/E products distributor, I fully understand and totally subscribe to that practice. Without sales, there is no revenue to support R&D and FW updates.
The simplest way is to simply drop the really old versions of the modeling and just support 4.xx and 3.xx. Those with old versions can simply stick to their old firmware or upgrade.
As mentioned elsewhere, if such a trade-off resulted in numerous (20 or more) additional updates for the MK I/II, I think it would be worth it. Otherwise, I don't see any real benefit unless the next couple of upgrades were something major.
20 more is a lot. The last 2 updates alone have made huge improvements. Every update is valuable.
The feature that is being asked to be removed is actually a workaround.Agreed, the proper business model is such. What some around here don't realize, is that there is a finite lifetime regarding hardware support. It's just not financially feasible to keep supporting obsolete hardware, and it's dangerous business practice...
FAS must survive and in order to do that, they MUST sell new product..especially if they're going to support FW updated for such long periods of time on obsolete product.
As a C/E products distributor, I fully understand and totally subscribe to that practice. Without sales, there is no revenue to support R&D and FW updates.
To me updating the firmware and using a previous modeling is like buying a new Mustang and having them replace the engine with one from a...
Here's something else to consider, aside from removing the option to dial-back modelling versions, which according to the survey, most people are in favour of.
What if the next updates focused only improving modelling (if that's even possible anymore given how good everything sounds) and not adding more amps, etc. Then, when the firmware maxes out the ROM space in the MKI/II, end firmware support for those two models. After that, the firmware can include updates to everything again and continue on until the XL/XL+ limitations are reached.
Also, if the modelling version option is removed, maybe the option could be added back in again as well and continue to the EOL date of the XL/XL+??
Just a thought.
The feature that is being asked to be removed is actually a workaround.
It wasn't a problem. It was a workaround for a few people who updated the firmware and weren't happy that they had to change settings.There's a reason workarounds are implemented. A workaround is simply a method for circumventing a problem, so the inherent implication is that there was a problem. Thus removing the workaround reintroduces the problem.