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> Because the device skips the resource-sucking parts of the operating system and focuses on one application - the browser - very low end hardware can be used a
by richcollins 18y ago
> Because the device skips the resource-sucking parts of the operating system and focuses on one application - the browser - very low end hardware can be used and still give users a desktop-like Internet browsing experience.
I guess he never looks his Activity Monitor / Task Manager
- streety 18y agoI was thinking the same thing. I know firefox on vista can get up to 1Gb of ram without too much trouble. My understanding is that webkit is a little less resource hungry though. The article also says, "The software: currently we’re running a full install of Ubuntu Linux on the prototype with a custom Webkit browser." Sounds as though they are needlessly limiting themselves in the marketing spiel.