This is an inaccurate model. As an end user, I want the developers to be super-productive and iterate quickly so they can add the features I want. The prioritie

This is an inaccurate model. As an end user, I want the developers to be super-productive and iterate quickly so they can add the features I want. The priorities of end users are what you dislike. We choose "this has the features I want" over "this is lean and snappy". There are lean and snappy text editors out there. People choose Evernote and Word, because features. There are lean and snappy audio players out there. People choose iTunes, because features. There's lean software out there, and there's bloated software our there. Right now, it's (often) the bloated software is popular. Popular software is tautologically popular because it's what the most people use.