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Back when starting your computer and launching programs took a good chunk of your first hour at work (this was about 10-15 years ago for me), having startup programs meant you could just

hit the button

get coffee

chat with colleagues

login

get coffee

review the incoming paperwork

get coffee

start the one program that didn’t autolaunch

get coffee

actually start doing something on your pc

those people in sitcoms chilling at coffee machines were probably waiting for their PC to start. Launching corporate software took ages, having them started neatly by windows saved you from having to start the next program when the previous was finally launched after a few minutes.

The biggest bump in computer performance in history wasn’t getting more memory or a faster CPU, it was switching from a HDD to a SSD.

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Back when starting your computer and launching programs took a good chunk of your first hour at work (this was about 10-15 years ago for me), having startup programs meant you could just
* hit the button
* get coffee
* chat with colleagues
* login
* get coffee
* review the incoming paperwork
* get coffee
* start the one program that didn't autolaunch
* get coffee
* actually start doing something on your pc

those people in sitcoms chilling at coffee machines were probably waiting for their PC to start.
Launching corporate software took ages, having them started neatly by windows saved you from having to start the next program when the previous was finally launched after a few minutes.

The biggest bump in computer performance in history wasn't getting more memory or a faster CPU, it was switching from a HDD to a SSD.