Comment Different design (Score 2) 66
First of all, Ubuntu (Linux) reserves buffers “just in case” (for streams, files, etc.). This unused memory seems taken but it can actually be reclaimed at any time if needed. Was that taken into account?
Then, it seems Windows is built by stacking new features on top of old ones. For example, if you look at how updates work, to go from, say, version 15 to 20, it asks you to update to 16, then 17 it can’t jump directly from 15 to 20, and often a reboot is required between two updates. It’s almost as if no one at Microsoft wants to maintain the older parts of the system anymore. It’s very likely that a good number of memory allocations would no longer be necessary if the older layers were removed or reworked. I’d be really surprised if, when comparing RAM usage between a freshly booted Ubuntu and Windows system (with no applications running), Ubuntu ended up using more.
Then, it seems Windows is built by stacking new features on top of old ones. For example, if you look at how updates work, to go from, say, version 15 to 20, it asks you to update to 16, then 17 it can’t jump directly from 15 to 20, and often a reboot is required between two updates. It’s almost as if no one at Microsoft wants to maintain the older parts of the system anymore. It’s very likely that a good number of memory allocations would no longer be necessary if the older layers were removed or reworked. I’d be really surprised if, when comparing RAM usage between a freshly booted Ubuntu and Windows system (with no applications running), Ubuntu ended up using more.
