MSWord is the ultimate benchmark. It’s been around since the Pc revolution started. Ironically it hasn’t gotten much better in those 30 years since I first sta

MSWord is the ultimate benchmark. It’s been around since the Pc revolution started. Ironically it hasn’t gotten much better in those 30 years since I first started using it. The new features have broken core features, and performance has gone backwards. It is the perfect example of feature creep and over engineering that ultimately worsens usability. If I had enough vintage pcs I would do a 40 year analysis to answer why it’s gotten so much worse. Ive been using word since 1991. I recently started a new job, got a fancy HP laptop, and I swear word ran faster on my 386SX than it does on this i9. Turn on “all markup” after a few people have edited it, and there’s a 2 second delay between keystrokes.