That and also man hour costs versus hardware costs. It’s often cheaper to buy some extra ram than it is to pay someone to make the code more efficient.

Do you have more info regarding that ThinkPad E16?
I’m mostly working with T series laptops and haven’t had the problem, but always good to know if or when an E16 shows up.

I think it’s quite a good question to be honest - you can keep your phone number private from all your signal contacts and has been able to since early 2024.
https://thehackernews.com/2024/02/signal-introduces-usernames-allowing.html

Why are you giving gestapo your phone number instead of your username?

“It must be 50+ years old so no ABBA!”

In 1974, ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with their song “Waterloo”.

crickets

With the new sustainability laws in EU they have to offer 5 years of updates from the sale of their last unit.

The Ecodesign Regulation lays out minimum requirements for mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets to be sold on the EU market to ensure

• greater resistance to drops, scratches, dust and water
• use of more durable batteries, capable of at least 800 charge cycles while retaining at least 80% of their initial capacity
• clear rules on disassembly and repair, requiring manufacturers to supply key spare parts within 5-10 working days, and for at least 7 years after the product model is no longer sold in the EU
• longer availability of operating system updates, at least 5 years from the date the last unit model is sold
• fair access for professional repairers to the software or firmware needed for repairs

https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-durable-energy-efficient-and-repairable-smartphones-and-tablets-start-applying-2025-06-20_en