[csbrooks]

Interesting. I'll have to think about that some more.

I've been assuming it's because of human nature: when something's new and shiny, we see all the cool new things it will do for us. After being around it for long enough, we tend to only see the flaws, and forget all the benefits.

[endersshadow]

It could also be a combination of the two--they're not exactly mutually exclusive.