I'm old enough to remember when people were skeptical of Windows XP. High resource usage, compatibility problems and the childish look & feel were among the cri

I'm old enough to remember when people were skeptical of Windows XP. High resource usage, compatibility problems and the childish look & feel were among the criticisms. There were calls to not upgrade, and to stick to Windows 98. How it despite all that criticism it has become a cult classic is beyond me.