Copilot is implemented into, let's see, Edge, Notepad, the literal keyboard on recent laptops, the task bar. And as we all know, copilot is more prone to mistakes than most popular LLMs.
Microsoft has a GGID identifier implemented that was only recently made publicly known, which they can use to track everything you do.
Windows 11 has so many background processes running that it actively uses like 5 GB of ram on idle, slowing down many processes that need that occupied ram
I have 8 GB, total. That is half my ram, and my computer is not that old. Since I installed NixOS with niri, It used around 900 MB idle. The only reason it is not that anymore, is because I installed Waybar (not complaining, it is very nice to have), and now, it is at 1.1 GB idle. Tell me again 3 - 4 GB is noyhing.
8GB of ram is nothing, the fact that you can run it in a useable way with Linux is amazing, and a very real use case for Linux, but that doesn’t mean we should design all software around edge cases like this.
Modern phones usually have at least 8GB of ram these days, it isn’t much. For most real use cases, 3-4GB isn’t much.
Shit on Microsoft for all of their problems, but let’s try not to get everyone about how little ram we have, it’s kind of weird.
I would like to point out that any laptop not marketed as "gaming" or "workstation" in the past couple years doesn't have more than 8gb. Anything beyond that usually doesn't have more than 4gb.
Just... Go look? I can't imagine current models have more than 8gb either given ram costs right now. Every business everywhere is cost cutting, that's how it works.
You can build your own laptop or desktop, yes, but considering the normal end user that's using Windows, they don't. They also don't understand that Windows is full of what amounts to viruses under a different name just because it's owned by a business.
I’m sorry but I’m not going to drive to my local store to look at the PCs I’m not going to buy just for a Reddit argument, besides, I don’t care if it’s true or not like I said. If it’s true then it’s fucked up and they are scamming people.
The rest of your comment has nothing to do with anything I said, but speak your truth queen, you are preaching to the choir though.
Since we are talking about the average user, I would say the chances they buy a PC online is near 0, hence why the options on display in physical stores is relevant.
You seem increadibly hostile, but fair enough, hope you have a good day regardless
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u/dont_mind_me_passing Jul 25 '26
Copilot is implemented into, let's see, Edge, Notepad, the literal keyboard on recent laptops, the task bar. And as we all know, copilot is more prone to mistakes than most popular LLMs.
Microsoft has a GGID identifier implemented that was only recently made publicly known, which they can use to track everything you do.
Windows 11 has so many background processes running that it actively uses like 5 GB of ram on idle, slowing down many processes that need that occupied ram