I should have already upgraded to a Maxi Sys from my old DS708 which still has expired old software from mid 2014 with all the car logos But saw the uproar on the forum 10 months ago about loss of logos , then complaints about loss of OE functions or some  listed functions no longer worked after software updates. Autel admitted to some software issues causing by some  changes to the system appearance to make things more homogenized between all makes software that caused some things to quit working, but other than obvious removal of trademark logos , won't admit any OE functions that once worked in older software had been downgraded, intentionally or non intentionally  removed or rendered to no longer work to placate Ford and possibly other OE manufacturers lawyers emboldened by what Ford already was causing Autel to have to do and also sent cease and desist letters to remove some dealer level functions that Snappy and OPP have to kiss OE butt and have to pay for but only got aF@rt but not half the  Sh@t. ROFLMAO.
  If you guys that complained in the past have the latest software now think it has improved things and have repaired issues of past datalogs sent then please start telling us what you can tell has been repaired and what  features have been restored and what new features have been added for older vehicles.I hope to have a good enough reason to upgrade to the maxi sys

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Either or, I figure within a year I will start seeing cars newer than the coverage of my DS 708 has and have to either upgrade or update the DS 708  to get the newer car coverage I will need. I heard with the latest maxisys system optimization, that it was going to remove ALL the older versions of software on the tool. , what about if the older software versions were saved to your pc, and then copied  back onto the Maxisys or from an external hard drive after the system optimization and manufacturer updates were completed , would you be able to access and use the older software version again if you wanted?
  If the answer is that no older software versions will work on the MaxiSys any longer after the latest optimization system update , what about the DS708 software that is SD card based? Wonder if you can still stick  in a backup card of an older version of software any longer?

   Well if the reported issues of software problems with the newer updates within the last year are  just temporary issues caused by streamlining and changes in appearance to software interface and not just me wearing a Tinfoil hat suspecting that the system software issues are really  a clandestine smokescreen to slowly cause  OE j2534 paid subscription  based type of coding  functions to cease working and go away as a slow bleed process over time. Disable 6 things but bring back 3 things as repaired functions the following update and so on .
  If  guys don't start singing praises soon here about the return of lost  functions or a verified fix list of past data logs after the so called bugs caused by the software interface changes, then if I were to put on another layer of tin foil hat over my head... Within a year or two guys like you and me choosing to continue to run old software on our scan tools with our wireless turned on all day , will some functions on old software start to mysteriously go away or stop working?Will data become corrupted? Will their be a future Virus contracted and all old scanners and the software with internet access become totally un useable because we fail in the near future  to do some recommended Hi priority security update ?(start playing that Twilight Zone soundtrack, my tin foil hat is starting to resonate against my Spock ears again.

     Anyone out of free update period , it might be wise to shut off the tool's Internet access to play it safe, but not sure it can even be done and still have the option to be able to print wirelessly any longer, which I like having, especially since I added external Lithium Ion battery power to my DS708.
  It would go a long way to build back some confidence in a hit or miss reputation of a tool , if for the thousands of data logs that technicians took the time to submit in past months for functions not working right on the software.
     If the problems encountered is really  not a gradual  creeping downgrading or loss of OE tool functionality to placate Ford and others, then each month let's revisit at least 2 dozen past complaints where data logs were sent in and 2 dozen confirmed beta tested fixes that address those past problems with the newer version software.
   Support, is it possible to dredge up some prime examples of past data logs sent in with complaints a function didn't  work that engineering confirmed  the problem and beta tested a fixes that  addressed the data log concern?Please  start  listing  examples of  fixes and restored functions on this forum  so we can gauge the fixes are keeping pace with  what gets  broken?
  Anyone here send in datalog about a function not working on an older  software where later, you received an email from engineering telling you the problem was verified and fixed, thanking you and asking you if you can confirm the newer software version function works?

   Ok, that sounds like a promising start, but The Engineers  don' t need Shirts, Ties, Lawyers and Executive Skirts  running the  Engineering department, on Dec 19th making them  Hastily apply  patches to a Hodge Podge  mix of OE software that actually works and  Executive ordered New Corporate vision software of what they think it should be , and have a major blowout later.