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Although David is right in many ways, I do get annoyed when people cry "bloat" when people ask for features. For example saying IPB3 is bloatware is difficult to understand when you can switch off or uninstall (or choose not to buy/install) many of the add-ons and extra features. It's not as if anyone is making you use them and IPB3 is actually very good indeed - they certainly aren't ruining the product by stretching themselves as we've seen with VB4. I think the only time that is an issue is if developers rush things to market as they did with VB4.

Saying that something is bloat that someone else requires is a little selfish isn't it? Especially when you can choose whether to use it or not. If it isn't there in the first place the choice isn't there at all. For example IP.Nexus is being developed. I have no requirement for it at all, but I won't cry foul about them choosing to develop something that a lot of people are clamoring for.

And I'll say it again, in my opinion bridges and suchlike rarely work and when they do they aren't perfect.