That's a much better analogy. I just used an outrageously complex espresso machine to make myself some coffee. For most, that would be purely an inferior choic

That's a much better analogy. I just used an outrageously complex espresso machine to make myself some coffee. For most, that would be purely an inferior choice when compared to a drip machine. I think a lot of it depends on how much you want that last few %. I think a lot of people simply aren't interested in the investment required to get a little more out of their computers. And as a computer guy, of course that makes no sense to me :)