Meta just killed native WhatsApp on Windows 11, now it opens WebView, uses 1GB RAM all the time

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cabbage

5 months ago

That’s part of enshittification I’d say. It’s all about squeezing your users for as much money as you can, and surveillance is part of that.

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Meta just killed native WhatsApp on Windows 11, now it opens WebView, uses 1GB RAM all the time

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