Yeah I wrote it a bit tongue in cheek, but even then I can't help but wondering where is all that memory needed.
replyMy best guess is the GUI is somehow really heavy, wouldn't expect a simple console program that connects to some weather API to require that much RAM. But I never worked on apps like this, so no clear idea.
99% of apps have the same or less functionality today as they did in 2001, but are significantly slower and worse.
replyFunctionality isn't everything. A human teller has the (more or less) same functionality as online banking, but I do love me some online banking.
replyI also like the weather icons being 4K and having some smooth anmiations.
Not to say that it's gone worse (it has IMHO) but comparing 25 years ago to know doesn't help much. Times were different back then. That's like comparing 1900 travel to today.