You are correct: there is no need for the huge complexity we see in modern applications. However, such complexity exist because companies want to create standardized software, with readily available components, based on mainstream technology pushed by big corporations, written by AVERAGE programmers. Because of this, everything has to be watered down, created to the minimum common denominator, so that the work force becomes just another piece in the system that can be readily replaced. Programmers like Chuck Moore are viewed, in this environment, as a problem, not as an asset.