this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2023
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Some people still don't seem to comprehend the difference between an embedded system and a general purpose computer.
We've had general purpose computers for decades but every year the hardware requirements for general purpose operating systems keep increasing. I personally don't think there has been a massive spike in productivity using a computer between when PCs usually had 256-512mb to now where you need at least 8gb to have a decent experience. What has changed are growing protocol specs that are now a bloated mess, poorly optimised programs and bad design decisions.
I like to have more than one tab opened on my browser.
That used to be possible on less ram, blame OS, browser and web developers