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Re:A 5x reduction in RAM usage with Zoekt memory optimizations by ksec on Thursday August 19, 2021 @04:30PM (#28238974)
Yes it is the marketing speak of 80% less. And generally speaking works much better than percentage.
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Re:A 5x reduction in RAM usage with Zoekt memory optimizations by nytgop77 on Thursday August 19, 2021 @05:49PM (#28239792)
I saw advertisements "now 20% cheaper!", while price change (original->new) was 30€->25€.

Marketing always finds a way.. 5/30=16.6%, 5/25=20%

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