   From a Software User's Perspective
  Why is it that Microsoft's products keep mushrooming in size with each new release always requiring significantly more disk space and more processing power than the last time? They might claim it's because of all the new features they add each time, but that's only half the story. The new features and the increased processing requirements are designed to fuel the process of perpetual upgrades. This is Microsoft's way of rubbing Intel's back so that Intel will give Microsoft preferential treatment when it comes out with new chip specs. It's also Microsoft's way of convincing consumers that their newer product versions are better because they are so much bigger. Their new features are often superfluous but users must still deal with the overhead required by the features even though most will never use the features.   
  Thank you for reposting http://www.microsuck.com/content/whatsbad.shtml.   ;  Mention Not :)   ;  I believe that this is reiterated every time Microsoft release a new Windows Version or Service Pack.If you don't like it you can always stick to your fully functional current Operating System. I know of a few people who still use Windows 98. I certainly won't be upgrading to Vista when it is released. Until such time as I can be lured to a product with the addition of relevant features there is no way that I will dare touch the product.It wasn't until well after SP1 was released for Windows XP that I started using it, and I was fixing Windows XP machines for a living before SP1 released [grin]Also, for what most people use in Office features, they can get from Office 97 or Open Office. That doesn't mean that companies aren't going to buy the new Office 2003 suite though, even if they will never use any of the extra features.Anyway.. who cares..   ;  Wow, you have uncovered their secret plan!!111 Because everyone know that when you add more drivers, fix bugs, adds the ability to customize, adds lots of effects, provide various frameworks and applications then the size of course shrinks and it will be faster, basic logic.   ;  how are you meant to add more features and take less space..that aside, I am posting from a p3 900 laptop (not my main machine!), it came with 2000, I upgraded to xp for free (microsoft partner, I have about 4 xp licensces left!), and it takes up minimal extra space, and runs faster.I am sorry, but saying what you are saying is almost as good as people who say switch to linux, it is more reliable... or the apple people who say the same based on reliability.if anyone quotes this post or wants to say anything, I will gladly say much more on the topic, I just am tired and wont if no one is interested in my oppinion!Frankly though, everyone buys new appliances, new tv's, new games consoles, why not new computers, yes they may be expensive, however it is life!I upgrade every 6 months or so (I build computers, and often have spares that I cant sell, so I sell what I can at minimal loss on ebay, then keep the spares!) My current pc is a 64bit 3.0ghz pentium 4 HT, 250gb hard drive... I probably can not run aero, but that wont bother me, I will run everything else of Vista.the last windows was xp which is already about 6? years old, look at anti virus or other software, you get new versions almost every year! people want new features when you get a new OS, frankly these are some of the side effects, you need new hardware! its a tradeoff, but hardly a bad one.and hows it rubbing intels back? windows does run on AMD's you know? (and via, plus a few others!)   ;Bloatware and the 80/20 Myth.I'll bet you think I'm going to write one of those boring articles you see all over the net  bemoaning "bloatware".  Whine whine whine, this stuff is so bloated, oh woe is me, edlin and vi are so much better than Word and Emacs because they are svelte, etc.Ha ha! I tricked you! I'm not going to write that article again, because it's not true.;  love that link!   ;Quote:Original post by Arild FinesBloatware and the 80/20 Myth.I'll bet you think I'm going to write one of those boring articles you see all over the net  bemoaning "bloatware".  Whine whine whine, this stuff is so bloated, oh woe is me, edlin and vi are so much better than Word and Emacs because they are svelte, etc.Ha ha! I tricked you! I'm not going to write that article again, because it's not true.Excellent article.   ;  I like RegClean... =haha   