Usually, people that don't have a problem, don't bother telling the world about it. My guess is that they are the majority rather than the minority as these forums may lead someone to believe.
I also upgraded without a clean install on my 3 macs (two of them from 10.1.5, the other from 9.2.2). I have had no problem whatsoever.
Running disk repair from the CD (just in case) has found some permissions to fix but I didn't notice any change apart from a slightly faster boot time.
All in all a very positive experience. I am more than a bit annoyed at the ranting I read here from people that seem to find it easier to complain on the forum than trying to fix their problem. Gives me very little incentive to help them.
All this to say thank you to holydaypf for bringing something positive to the forum.
233mhz w/Encore G4/400 upgrade, Xclaim VR 128 video card, IBM 45GB HD, QueFire 12/10/32 CDRW, Intuos 2 tablet, and a few other Frankenstein parts...
As Dog as my witness, it feels like I just bought a new machine!
Quicktime and iTunes w/ full screen visuals now play smooth as silk!
50 minute Archive and Install and EVERYTHING works without a hitch! (Except my Epson 1520 printer... still. Can you say "upyoursepson"?)
I take back everything I was thinking about Steve Jobs this past year...
WAY TO GO APPLE!
I haven't been this happy since I first bought this machine!
