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Re:MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry: Asus Co-CEO by throwaway85825 on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @10:32PM (#47345642)
8GB would be fine if not for a decade of terrible development practices creating bloated software.
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Re:MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry: Asus Co-CEO by kevhito on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @10:48PM (#47345769)
Like freeways, it's not clear that increasing the baseline ram for basic laptops is an effective way to mitigate software bloat. Rather it likely creates bloat.
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Re:MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry: Asus Co-CEO by throwaway85825 on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @10:59PM (#47345850)
Induced demand.
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