The difference between random access and linear access is easily 10x, possibly more. Given how much time your average huge application (Word, Photoshop…) takes

The difference between random access and linear access is easily 10x, possibly more. Given how much time your average huge application (Word, Photoshop…) takes to even start up, I think this is still an important point. Programmer time is important, but so is user time. And in many cases, there are many more users than programmers.