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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days ago

WhatsApp is the worst app on your Windows 11 PC right now, eating 1.2GB of RAM doing nothing

www.windowslatest.com

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WhatsApp is the worst app on your Windows 11 PC right now, eating 1.2GB of RAM doing nothing

www.windowslatest.com

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days ago

WhatsApp for Windows is a slow, RAM-hungry web wrapper. With Microsoft committed to WinUI, there's no excuse not to build a native app.

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Where you fucked up is installing and using WhatsApp to begin with. It’s been shit since meta bought it.
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  I can’t imagine using anything under Meta’s control for personal communication.
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  And Windows.
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    Exactly, if you’re still using windows in 2026, wtf are you even doing?!

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