If I want to start Microsoft Word right now, here's what I have to do: I press the Windows key, type "word", press enter, and then wait for it to start. That entire process takes three seconds; I just timed it. Now that Word's been run once already, I can start it again in less than one second. That compares pretty favorably with the process of finding a floppy disk, inserting it, and then finally running a command on it (it's even worse if I don't remember the cryptic command name, because then I have to wait for the floppy's directory to be read). To say nothing of how much easier to deal with this "bloatfest" will be once I get it loaded, compared to your leaner alternative.