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Ask HN: Why was Windows ME so bad?

2 alganet 2 8/4/2025, 1:16:24 AM
Just a little bit of nostalgia!

I remember the constant kernel crashes and the fact that it was a poorly rebranded Windows 98, but does anyone remember other reasons why ME was so innefective?

Comments (2)

SlowTao · 6m ago
I think it was a combination of all a lot of new tech was being dumped on the tail end of Windows 95/98 combined a bit of sloppyness in how it was deployed. Didn't help seeing how well Win 2K could handle this stuff with its NT kernel despite coming out before ME.
alganet · 32s ago
Windows 98 Special Edition had a lot of new tech and it was cool and stable. I wonder which stuff you are thinking when you say this. Which tech do you have in mind?