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And VS2010 is itself _much_ slower than previous versions.

That's the type of example I've come across all too frequently. Software that's 5-10 years old, has all the same functionality, uses a fraction of the resources, and is often "better" in several ways.

Older versions of Android Facebook seem massively faster and use a fraction of the RAM while providing (nearly?) the same functions and features.

Excel 2000 is lightning quick compared to the modern versions (well, 2013 is as modern as I got)

Try VS 2008 for speed. And it had distinguishable icons!