"Users expect their programs to give them up-to-the-minute information from the internet, with slick animation and nuanced typography." This is what is the prob

"Users expect their programs to give them up-to-the-minute information from the internet, with slick animation and nuanced typography." This is what is the problem. It is also why I often write my own, because, I do not want those features. Rather, better features can include such as keyboard commands (including prefixes, etc), compact view that still includes the relevant information, mouse chording, programmability (for data-oriented stuff, the ability to run SQL queries can help), etc