You are right in that it's not as simple as pre2009=fast, there are ups and downs, some versions of classic were a bit bloaty too, and sometimes the software wa

You are right in that it's not as simple as pre2009=fast, there are ups and downs, some versions of classic were a bit bloaty too, and sometimes the software was trying to do a bit too much before the hardware caught up... However it's nothing compared to the super bloat of today, and the stupid inefficiencies like 10s of GB of updates.