When did software go off the rails?
As CTO of The Rumie Initiative , I spend a decent amount of time trying to find tech solutions that offer "the most for the least" in terms of computing power vs. cost. There is one thing that has baffled me in my long career in technology. Hardware capability increases exponentially , but software somehow just bloats up , using the power and space, without providing much more functionality or value. Computer specs from the past 30 years Year Example Cost Speed (MHz) RAM (MB) Storage (MB) 1977 TRS-80 $599.95 2 0.004 0.6 1981 IBM PC $3,000.00 5 0.063 0.2 1982 Commodore 64 $595.00 1 0.063 0.2 1985 Amiga 1000 $1,295.00 7 0.250 0.9 1990 Amiga 3000 $3,000.00 16 2.000 40.0 1992 Amiga 4000 $3,500.00 25 4.000 120.0 1995 PC Clone $3,000.00 33 8.000 1000.0 2000 PC Clone $2,500.00 600 256.000 40960.0 2005 PC Clone $2,500.00 2560 512.000 256000.0 2010 PC Clone $1,500.00 3072 8192.000 512000.0 2015 PC Clone $1,500.00 3584 8192.000 1048576.0 2017 PC Clone $1,500.