i wouldn't call it less features, in general. it's more of finding a good design, an elegant solution. it's understanding the problem really well, distilling ou

i wouldn't call it less features, in general. it's more of finding a good design, an elegant solution. it's understanding the problem really well, distilling out the essential elements, and creating a platform that solves that problem really well, as in fast and easy, with as few obstacles as possible. it's this focus and lack of obstacles and elegance that actually makes good technology flexible. irc and kazaa add on all these features to solve many problems, which add obstacles to understanding and use, removing elegance, removing flexibility and usability.