When they were working on Windows 7, Microsoft tried to be more open about the development process in order to repair some of the damage Vista had done. So one day, I came across this video, an interview of a few Windows developers.
At one point, the person doing the interview asks, "So, what do you guys think of the Registry?". Awkward silence, followed by uncomfortable laughter. Finally, one of the programmers says, "I think it's fair to say it was far more [widely used] than any of its designers had anticipated."
(Quoting from memory from a video I saw once, ~10 years ago, so the wording might not be perfectly accurate, but that's how I remember it.)
At one point, the person doing the interview asks, "So, what do you guys think of the Registry?". Awkward silence, followed by uncomfortable laughter. Finally, one of the programmers says, "I think it's fair to say it was far more [widely used] than any of its designers had anticipated."
(Quoting from memory from a video I saw once, ~10 years ago, so the wording might not be perfectly accurate, but that's how I remember it.)