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PC speed gains erased by modern software

Computer Speed Gains Erased By Modern Software

https://hackaday.com/2023/07/02/computer-speed-gains-erased-by-modern-software/

[Julio] has an older computer sitting on a desk, and recorded a quick video with it showing how fast this computer can do seemingly simple things, like open default Windows applications including t…

Interesting take on comparability vs performance. I gotta imaging capturing user data and sending to a cloud collector is also a big culprit.

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robgami

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I think PWAs use your already installed browser whereas apps like teams use electron which bundles its own browser which a lot of people see as wasteful.

Molecular0079

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Given how prevalent web technologies are, I am honestly surprised there isn't a push towards having one common Electron installation per version and having apps share that. Each app bundling its own Electron is just silly.