>>Re: New products should be more efficient, not heavier.
>>Based on this idea, we could all be running Windows NT 4.0 with 286's with 1 Mb RAM and a 20 Mb hard drive. New Features=Heavier. That's the way it has always been and there are good reasons for this fact.
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>>Joe
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>New Features = Heavier... I agree this is the way it's traditionally been, i.e. JUST getting new features, and no efficiency improvements to offset the bloat.
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>One elegant definition of progress (by Buckminster Fuller I believe) is, doing more with less. This goal can benefit developers just as much as any other walk of life.

Sure, I agree. But there is a limit to how efficient something can get. And it is pretty clear to me that MS always focuses on features before they focus on efficiency/speed.

There is also a cost/benefit relationship. If there is a high cost and the only people to benefit are those running NT with 486's, don't expect to see anything done.

My point is simple: We shouldn't expect more features AND better performance with every release. In fact, we should expect one OR the other.

Take care,
Joe