Because I was responding to someone that thought that now the T8 is nearly here the T7 needed to be buffed which I felt more like something that would happen in a game rather than in real life.I don't understand what you mean, why compare t7 and t8 and not t8 and t9 ?
Lakon have just gone through the expense of producing a new ship why would they immediately turn the old one into a competitor and risk all that investment.
Cargo wise the T8 isn't a competitor to the T9/Imperial Cutter it is more in line with the Anaconda.