I prefer to use SQLite personally for most things. But sometimes the simplicity of an INI file and its functions is all that someone really needs. And often, because of the simplicity, we let the size get away from us. Many "new" users, will find it easier to use the INI files opposed to the SQLite db files, simply because of the needed level of understanding. Many "older" users, like the idea of not having to provide multiple dependency files for their releases. To each their own, this is what it is, it does what it does.