This has been discussed many times here... of course running a Chrome instance is inefficient but in some cases that's acceptable. Especially for the gains in cross-platform compatibility and reliable user interfaces.
Almost no other platform can guarantee that a UI elements will look pretty much exactly the same on all different operating systems.
Most people don't mind the extra RAM consumption for some applications... as long as the app works!
Almost no other platform can guarantee that a UI elements will look pretty much exactly the same on all different operating systems.
Most people don't mind the extra RAM consumption for some applications... as long as the app works!