I mentioned in a previous post that I was disappointed to see performance suffer with the new Notes 8.5 client.  In my opinion, that is huge.  Features are cool, but to some people who just want to get things done, nothing is better than better performance.  Nothing!

Off topic, I know, but I recently pulled the floats off my little home built airplane and put it back on wheels.  More than 150 LBS lighter, it now climbs like a homesick angel.  It is an absolute delight to fly, and it is hard not to grin like an idiot every time I go in our out of a patch that looks like a postage stamp from the air.   Without the floats there is barely enough room for a toothbrush, let alone camping gear. This is not something you are going to want to ride in for hours on end, there are not even any interior side panels, the tubes that represent the structure are showing.....but it goes.

Imagine having software that behaved like the Ariel Atom? I love this video clip...especially around the 3:10 sec point.  Some people, not everyone mind you, would appreciate it if their software that behaved this way.  They could live without a lot of fancy chrome and other window dressing.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA&NR=1

I know there has to be a balance.  You would never jump into my airplane and fly to Florida  (anywhere beyond a couple of hours for that matter), nor would you drive the Ariel Atom to Vancouver.  Maybe hand helds represent the email sportscar for the sales guy one the move who just wants to get in and out fast, and Notes 8.5 is better for the administrative person who lives in email all day.  But it would be nice to have both.

With all the horsepower we have in the hardware these days, shouldn't software be speeding up rather than slowing down.?