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Re:RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP... by halJordan on Thursday February 26, 2026 @10:38AM (#47167515)
But if that new or different because of this event? No it's not, Android has had several initiatives to enable low end devices, from optimizing full fatter Android, to inventing new versions of Android.
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Re:RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP... by toast0 on Thursday February 26, 2026 @12:10PM (#47168863)
Android has been talking about these kinds of things for a long time. But if they're actually meaningfully making progress on them, it's most likely because of real pressure. (He types on his phone with 6GB of ram)
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Re:RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP... by nostrademons on Thursday February 26, 2026 @11:21AM (#47168147)
In this case it is explicitly because of the RAMpocalypse. The initiatives have existed forever but they've gotten a lot more funding and a lot more exec attention because of the situation in the hardware market.
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