Quick.. list your favorite software and tell us how much GBs of space they use after installation and how many GBs of RAM they consume when running.

You will find most of your fave programs struggle badly with 2-4GB of RAM, even on Linux.

Over the years most software programs (even on mobile) have become bloated and slow due to "new features" (even if most people don't need them) and also because it is a nexus with the hardware manufacturers. Who will buy any expensive CPU, more RAM, larger capacity SSDs, bigger displays, etc., if there is no software program needing all that extra oomph of performance, bandwidth, and fidelity?