How does this stand to benefit algolia ?
i for one, was having no problems with the search, what made this nessecary ?
I am sure that Hacker News commenters are a vast mine of "Well, one day we were updating to the new machine to finally get rid of the one with the knackered RAID controller …" type anecdotes illustrating not only the other reasons that upgrades happen but also what can occur when they are performed.
asking about something, is not assuming it is true.
asking is about receiving information to clarify murk.
there are a lot of others comments, that are accusations of bad faith, and seem to be doing well.
security holes?
new features?
new shiny version, is better by default?
previous version was deficient with respect to 'modern' tech?