[tcfhgj]

it saves a lot of resources - for instance my devices would probably use less than half of the memory it uses now and I wouldn't hear the fan.

[amelius]

You won't hear the fan because you're still building it.

The resources I was talking about are developers × time.

[tcfhgj]

I am talking about using software - if software is used by many people, that's the more relevant resource usage.

[lobocinza]

It is a common trend for companies to optimize for visible CapEx at the cost of increased but invisible OpEx for consumers.