toyonut

I would guess at least some of the issue is that most users don't show a preference for faster smaller software, especially because it doesn't benefit them if a product uses less RAM and CPU. Displaying a UI is better than a text mode interface. Icons that don't look jaggy on the screen are nicer than ones that do. Anti aliasing, gradients and drop shadows make things look nice. Drag and drop that has a pretty animation is nicer than drag and drop workout. It is the same reasons people choose a BMW when a Corolla does pretty much the same job. People pay the cost they want to live with. In the trade off between functional and thrifty and pretty and feature packed, the latter nearly always wins.

Microsoft must be on a LaTex kick at the moment. I just noticed there is a Microsoft language plugin for LaTex for VS Code. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscod...

I would guess that is because Apple doesn't rely on advertising revenue. If they block some ads they just hurt revenue for their competitors.

It either has the full powershell console in a pane depending on your view settings or you can hit f8 to run highlighted text or the line your cursor is on.