Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need...
by int_19h on Monday September 26, 2022 @10:52PM
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What does the user care if there's a "pile of compatibility hacks" there or not, so long as the app still exists and works as it should?
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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need...
by scarface74 on Monday September 26, 2022 @11:18PM
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In the case of Apple removing 32 bit support from the OS first and then the actual processors:
- they care about their apps not being evicted from memory as quickly when they switch apps because memory isn’t taken up by 32 bit and 64 bit versions of shared libraries.
- increased battery life by not having as much RAM - yes RAM takes energy.
- using the die space saved by not having 32 bit instruction decoding means you can use that die space for enhancements that users care about, and decrease the die size to make the phone more battery efficient
- for Mac computers, you have computers that are faster, have more than twice the battery life, are more memory efficient (meaning less swap), and can be fanless without getting hot.