Windows Package Manager 1.1

Re:Windows Package Manager 1.1 by Isthatablackgsd on Monday October 11, 2021 @01:03PM (#28830467)

> Space is cheap.

That is subjective. Yes generally the drive storage is cheap. Apple storage in other hands are not cheap at all and charging a premium for it. Looking in MacBook Pro catalog, they are charging $200 for 513 GB SSD to 2 TB for $800. Most of the SSD of that range is in $50 - $150 USD. Drive storage is cheap, Apple storage are not cheap.

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Re:Windows Package Manager 1.1 by bombcar on Monday October 11, 2021 @01:40PM (#28830845)

Even at those inflated prices storing Google Chrome itself is $0.20. Most libraries aren't 500mb.

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Re:Windows Package Manager 1.1 by tinus_hn on Monday October 11, 2021 @01:46PM (#28830908)

If you want to use your device for about 6 years, you have to consider how big these apps are going to be in 6 years. Google Chrome is not going to be 50mb in 6 years.

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Re:Windows Package Manager 1.1 by bombcar on Monday October 11, 2021 @03:03PM (#28831739)

It's 500MB today; would be fun to see a graph of how it has changed over time. It looks like Chrome 1 was 9MB (for Windows)

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