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In the timeline I remember, Microsoft and Windows were routinely criticized for producing bloated and buggy systems. Especially from those who previously used an Amiga or Mac. A new version of Windows inevitably meant buying a whole new computer, along with upgrading the memory midway through it's 3-4 year lifespan.

A friend of mine installed MS-Windows 95 on a 386 and Weird Al Yankovic nailed it:

But my machine, it's obsolete. It takes an hour just to bring up the screen!

Weird Al didn't make that song! That was Bob Rivers.

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