Even basic software like web browsers can really eat away at a few gigabytes of RAM if you have multiple tabs open, yet in the era of Windows ’98 and the like computers would often have only like 80 megabytes of system memory and about 6 gigabytes of storage if you were lucky.
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The resources at the program/OSes disposal is a lot higher now, and programmers don’t have to make the tiny optimizations anymore
Software gets more features.
Browsers in win98 days didn’t have a sophisticated javascript engine that allows you to run modern rich dynamic sites.
Browsers in win98 days didnt have tabbing that isolates each site so malicious code on one site doesn’t sniff your data on another tab.
Browsers in win98 days didn’t have form autocomplete and secure saving of credit card information.
Etc etc
Go to settings, advanced. Every one of those items does something in the background without the user being aware of it. Each of those items is feature code running
Pre rendering is the culprit. Basically its like a video game that loads the world around you as you move so there are no loading screens. Prerendering is fabulous and fast if you have the hardware but it slows you down to the stone age if you don’t.
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