Easy to upgrade: In the past, you installed the driver configuration file when you wanted to install or upgrade a driver. The driver configuration file contained all of the functionality that could be added to a driver. If you had customized driver and tried to upgrade, there was a possibility that your content could be overwritten. Now you only install the package or packages that contain the functionality you need.

Easy to revert back to factory settings: Packages are easy to install, uninstall, and revert back to a shipping configuration of the driver.

Common functionality can be reused: Functions that are common to the drivers can be grouped in a particular package and the same can be referenced by other drivers. This is not possible with configuration files.

Easy content life cycle management: Managing the life cycle of content is easier with packages due to versioning.

Easy to update: Packages allow you to update the features of a driver without updating the entire driver.