1 is entirely possible. Opera 12.x takes ~3-10MB per TAB (+the weight of the media used on the page). There is zero latency, opening new/switching tabs is instantaneous.
Google devs use 16-32 core machines, often with hundreds of gigabytes ram. Why would they bother optimizing?
Google devs use 16-32 core machines, often with hundreds of gigabytes ram. Why would they bother optimizing?