Windows 11 apps like Discord, WhatsApp, and Teams now use 1 to 4GB of RAM because they are web apps and the rising RAM prices make it worse.
  • Windows Latest discovered Discord and other Chromium and Electron-based applications with high RAM usage
  • RAM usage spikes from 1GB to 4GB on Discord both in and out of voice chat
  • dukemirage@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    There is also the advantage of an army of web devs who can build somewhat functional software for the desktop day one.