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		hntester123 on July 21, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Talent Acquisitions What do you mean by update vs. upgrade? Update = bug fixes only vs. upgrade = more features? Or something else?

sigkill on July 21, 2012 [–]

Oh sorry I should clarify myself. But yes, you are correct.

Update is basically like bug fixes, or resolving incompatibilities and stuff like that. [For eg. Windows XP -> SP1 -> SP2 -> SP3]

Upgrade would mean adding new features. Moving along with the times. New technologies etc.

hntester123 on July 22, 2012 | [–]

Got it, thanks.

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