Chrome was launched in 2008. At that time it was commmon to have 2~4GB of RAM. Windows Vista, for example, required 512MB but really needed 1GB or more to work

Chrome was launched in 2008. At that time it was commmon to have 2~4GB of RAM. Windows Vista, for example, required 512MB but really needed 1GB or more to work. A year latter, in 2009, Windows 7 was launched, it required 1GB at minimum, but really needed 4GB or more.