alt Hacker NewsAmazing you say that because I almost posted that comment in response to that same clip in another HN thread, for the same reason. There's a tight integration between style, performance, and design on the Windows 95 and 98 that then now feels more like "true" Windows than anything since.
I think Jobs was right about Microsoft later on, but they certainly had taste during their peak.
Performance started going downhill with Windows XP, and then even more with Windows Vista.
Modern Windows doesn't feel snappy anymore, even thought we have the most powerful computers we've ever had.
Sometimes I use some old Win32 apps, and they feel so responsive and light...