Just want to show that Software maker will race to make bloatware that parallel with current hardware level. MS said 8/8.1 has lower RAM requirement than 7 (well for some Windows 7 feature cut off that's already make sense). But probably they're after to compromise something else...
The inherently RAM sucker WindowsApp. After took several seconds to launch an eightened/flattened version of MS Calculator Plus (2005), I decide to look how much RAM it took.
A WindowsApp Calculator took 20MB (more than Virtual Box manager need)
A Vista/7 Calc need 3.5MB
And for the record XP Calc is about 750KB
That's roughly 5x increase for each generation to do the same task: crunching numbers. You could apply this comparison to other WindowsApp too. Also imagine if everything ported to WindowsApp...
Maybe when 32GB RAM is common for consumer PC the next-gen calc will need 100MB to do "1+1" calculation... complete animated full 3d button with raytraced soft shadow and fully reflective OSD. Wait... at the moment it's backward evolution remember? we're heading to low tech mobile device where you can only view, read, write and play. Wake me up when Ipad can construct the next gen Game.
At the background of the screenshot, you can see the container of an App.. uhh ohh remind me of OSX's App bundle eh? Indeed while you could see numbers.exe there, it won't run by just double click on it (not in desktop mode at least). The container (the main folder) is a hierarchy of executable, settings and resources. This I think is how in the future apps will be standardized for Windows hmm I wonder. I need to have a look more at this stuff considering MS unlikely change their mind to retire desktop app in the future.
Windows 8.1 64bit was run as Guest under VirtualBox 4 under Windows XP 32bit
"Windows 8.1 64bit was run as Guest under VirtualBox 4 under Windows XP 32bit"
ReplyDeleteIs it really possible to run 64-bit operating system inside on 32-bit OS?
That's what VT-x and AMD-v means for. Of course you'll need 64bit CPU.
Deleteeven if you have 32bit CPU, it's still possible to *completely* emulate 64bit CPU such as Alpha processor emulator or QEMU's various target CPU
The implementation of the visual novelties of the WindowsApps (UWP) interface is a botch, it is normal for WindowsApps to spend more memory if they have animations, transparencies, shadows and 3D effects, they do not realize that all of this cannot be activated by default or It has to be easy to remove (it is hidden in the Windows settings) because not all computers have that much power.
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