Seth has written some great stuff in the past but this was not his finest. > 1. one piece of software... no extra cost... There is a cost. Additional band

Seth has written some great stuff in the past but this was not his finest. > 1. one piece of software... no extra cost... There is a cost. Additional bandwidth for downloading. Additional language translations. Additional operating costs. > 2. fixing software today fixes it for everyone, in the world, going forward ... This is terribly fallacious. In most cases it's impossible to make software always work because of external dependencies (for example government policy of time e.g. DST). > Alas, software tends to be mediocre. There are a few reasons for this: Compared to what? I think Seth is myopic here and is not looking at the big picture. Most software is absolutely incredible in what it does. Ask and show anyone over a certain age that is not technologically biased and they are amazed what software is capable of. Even gimmicky iPhone Apps are pretty impressive compared to where were 40 years ago. Compare this to cars 40 years ago. The rest of Seth's points basically apply to almost everything else in the world (from politics to food). I just feel like I have heard this so many times (e.g. why does software suck).