> I find it amusing how programs from the 90s can have much better usability, more features and better reliability than something released today in many cases.

> I find it amusing how programs from the 90s can have much better usability, more features and better reliability than something released today in many cases. Those programs were new then. Then 10 project managers were added, and each wanted something new (or in case of google, a new program altogether), new features, new design, new something, and instead of a good (and later maintained) program, we have software with pretty much the same features as in 1997, but suddenly uses 3 gigs of ram.