✏️ It's a march of technological progress: computers can do more, and we expect software to do more. That leaves those of us with older machines in a difficult spot.

✏️ Software growth over time
Software grows over time mostly because of the competition that drives new features and capabilities. Market demand favors programs that evolve and add more functionalities. As software is updated, it’s developed for current, more powerful systems, leaving older machines behind. It’s not about laziness or selling new machines, but competition, complexity, and effort.

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Chapters
0:00 Why Does Software Get Bigger
0:35 It’s mostly about competition
1:45 It’s not about you
3:05 With great power comes… more features
4:10 It’s not laziness

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