> There is a lot more functionality to deal with everywhere. Just handling modern security, encryption, and certificate checking stack can take up more space th

> There is a lot more functionality to deal with everywhere. Just handling modern security, encryption, and certificate checking stack can take up more space than entire executables from the early 90s. What does this have to do with bloated GUIs? > Im fairly certain everyone who says this has simply forgotten how slow mechanical hard drives were. I occasionally have to pull out a very old laptop, hope that it still boots, and do something on it. Everything is so painfully slow in ways I forgot about. It’s refreshing to return to my modern PC. I remember 98/XP running circles on mechanical harddrives compared to modern PCs on ultra fast SSDs. The fact that despite thousand times faster hardware we have slower performance is disgusting. > If you don’t think modern apps have more functionality, I don’t know what to tell you. Care to provide an example what modern applications have that older ones lack? Except for always—on connection and artificial bullshit imposed by modern OSs.