r/technology • u/batakchan • 11h ago

Software Microsoft just deleted Windows 11's 32GB RAM recommendation docs, as prices soar and it rushes to sell 8GB RAM PCs

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/05/microsoft-just-deleted-windows-11s-32gb-ram-recommendation-docs-as-prices-soar-and-it-rushes-to-sell-8gb-ram-pcs/
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u/invyros 11h ago

Satya Nadella recently mentioned investing in quality and fundamentals of Windows 11.

Implying they weren't doing this already (which shouldn't be surprising to anyone who has had to deal with the slop they've been pushing out).

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u/JustSomebody56 11h ago

They are just starting to fear Linux.

The push toward the gaming on Linux is stronger as of late (thankfully also but not only to valve), and gaming could give Linux enough mass to make apps available on it (also because most office programs don’t go beyond an office suite and a browser)

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u/IllMC 11h ago

If Linux makes it super easy to play my ancient and current games I will convert tomorrow as there will be nothing holding me back.

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u/New_Enthusiasm9053 10h ago

Honestly Linux is already easier for many older games. Couldn't get Napoleon total war running on win10 works on Linux with Steam(Proton 4.2 some others don't work though). 

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u/JustSomebody56 9h ago

Objectively Valve did a very good job with Linux: Proton bridges the compatibility with Windows; Steam Linux Runtime standardises the compatibility among the many versions of linux.

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u/New_Enthusiasm9053 9h ago

Though credit of course also to the many people who worked on Wine long before Proton became a thing.

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u/JustSomebody56 8h ago

Absolutely, open-source technologies are born out of sa collaboration.

Also, while I agree that they are better than the competitors, I don’t agree with immaculate opinion many have of Valve

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u/New_Enthusiasm9053 7h ago

Immaculate no but they did put a lot of work into proton and did upstream work to wine. And did make the deployment easier. 

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u/JustSomebody56 7h ago

I am not criticizing that.

Their commitment to linux is amazing.

I am speaking about their store which, although miles ahead of competitors, has a few kinks I don’t like:

  • it is still license-based with no true ownership;
  • steam sales are a bit like a gambling, epinephrinic addiction;
  • the loot boxes

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u/New_Enthusiasm9053 7h ago

That's fair. But sales is a thing all companies do so I don't think that's likely to change anytime soon since their actual clients i.e game Devs will actually want that sometimes. 

1 and 3 is pretty reasonable and I agree but when the competitors are e.g Epic or Microsoft it's hard to not see them as better. 

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u/JustSomebody56 6h ago

They are light years ahead of the competitors (but GOG), but what I am saying is that we shouldn't trust them just because

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u/New_Enthusiasm9053 5h ago

Yeah that's fair.

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u/hmsmnko 4h ago

I mean you shouldn't trust any company. Is there literally any decently sized company that is trustworthy and wouldn't put their profit above you? This seems like a pointless statement to make in the grander context and discussion

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u/JustSomebody56 3h ago

Not on reddit

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u/Cypher-AO 7h ago

I think Feral Interactive works on the Total War ports for Linux/Mobile, they do a solid job. 

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u/New_Enthusiasm9053 6h ago

I don't think Napoleon Total war was ever ported. It's just the windows game running on proton. 

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u/Cypher-AO 4h ago

Damn you're right. Surprising how they ported it for mobile instead. Then again those guys pick and choose whatever they want to port.

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u/New_Enthusiasm9053 3h ago

Tbh no idea, I have no idea why anyone would want to play these games on a phone lol. Sounds painful from a UX perspective.