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Re:iOS App Store now allows legacy downloads to support olde... by arn on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @12:29PM (#6400243)
This is actually an advantage of cloud distribution. What if you want to run an older version of Word but haven't bought it yet? It can be a pain to find an old copy to buy. Whereas Apple has all the old versions on their servers and can deliver the exact one that will run on your system.
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Re:iOS App Store now allows legacy downloads to support olde... by untog on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @12:49PM (#6400377)
Whereas Apple has all the old versions on their servers and can deliver the exact one that will run on your system.

"The one that will run on your system" is not necessarily "the one you want", though. It's still not in your hands.

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Re:iOS App Store now allows legacy downloads to support olde... by pdpi on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @12:39PM (#6400310)
Provided Apple (or whatever other provider) actually distributes the old versions. Somehow, that never seems to be the case.
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Re:iOS App Store now allows legacy downloads to support olde... by iwasakabukiman on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @12:44PM (#6400350)
What do you mean? The whole purpose of this new feature is that Apple is giving users older versions when they need them...
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Re:iOS App Store now allows legacy downloads to support olde... by pdpi on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @12:46PM (#6400361)
Which is novel enough to be a news article.
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Re:iOS App Store now allows legacy downloads to support olde... by melange on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @02:51PM (#6401101)
That's why we're discussing the news.
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