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[alharith]

> To make the same product in 1997 would be difficult if not impossible without very deep pockets.

And likely 10-100x the quality and reliability, and without needing to sell every bit of your personal information. Has anyone stopped to ask, maybe we just don't need all of this software?

[icebraining → alharith]

Eheh, I don't remember the software in 1997 being all that good and reliable. And when it crashed, it crashed hard, all the way to BSOD.

The selling of personal data is a good point, though. We surely could use less of that.

[gtsteve → icebraining]

Yes I think this person is taking the very best of 90s software and contrasting it with the very worst of the current time. People still do high quality work today.