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Because that word processor can do a lot more things and is not the sole thing running on a modern machine.

• _emacsomancer_ 8y ago
  and, one would imagine, a lot of accumulated cruft.
  • zeusk 8y ago
    what you're calling cruft is some other person's usecase.
    • frankling_ 8y ago
      I'd still prioritize the basic use case of comfortably typing words, which to my admittedly sensitive mind is not supported that well anymore by some common pieces of software. Between the apparent round-trip per keypress in Outlook Web, the noticeable general display delay of Windows 10, and the frequent wait for characters to appear in a reasonably small Powerpoint presentation, I feel like I might be holding it wrong.
    • TeMPOraL 8y ago
      Quite often it would not be usecases, but externalities. That is, trading the quality and efficiency of your product for some benefits in selling or developing. Software, for better or worse, is a social enterprise, so you can get away with dumping a lot on your users before they pack up and look for alternatives.
    • _emacsomancer_ 8y ago
      Ok, and a lot of non-user-facing cruft too.