> The hardware became powerful enough to make the bloat of the operating system unnoticeable. No it didn't. Lots of stuff that was instant on the computer from

> The hardware became powerful enough to make the bloat of the operating system unnoticeable. No it didn't. Lots of stuff that was instant on the computer from the past, is slow on modern computers. Basic things like displaying content of a directory etc. What changed is public perception - people accept bloated and terrible software as something normal.