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Windows NT on 600MHz machine opens apps instantly. What happened?

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752 points dceddia | 2 comments | 23 Jun 23 14:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.426s | source
1. luciusdomitius ◴[23 Jun 23 14:36 UTC] No.36447354[source]▶
I am using xfce with a minimal set of services and all the system apps and most others open instantly. Alt+tab is also always instant. It is an MS, Apple, Gnome/KDE problem, not modern computers one.
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2. roomey ◴[23 Jun 23 15:00 UTC] No.36447751[source]▶
Absolutely, after using xfce for years I find windows very frustrating to use, to the point I can see my colleagues using it and I can see the lag they just think is normal.

Imagine if you work on computers for hours everyday what the cumulative impact is