Andrew

It has been 0️⃣0️⃣ days since I heard the phrase "Claude deleted my local database" at work

As much as I'm all in favour of blaming AI bros for the RAM shortage, there was always going to be a squeeze on RAM prices for some reason eventually, and we really did make sure it would be maximally painful for ourselves when we started treating RAM as functionally free.

RAM prices in 2026 are about the same as they were in 2008 when the original MacBook Air launched. It had 2GB of RAM and it ran like a goddamn dream. There is absolutely zero technical reason we couldn't ship an even better computer with 2GB RAM today — except everything these days is a JavaScript app running in a dedicated Chromium instance and needs at least its own gigabyte to run around in.

That said, it's probably pretty safe to blame AI bros for everything being a Chromium instance — I'm willing to bet it's largely the same people trying to ship something that just about works with the absolute minimum of time and effort now as it was then

The whole team at Devil You Know would like to thank you for sticking with us for so long despite a number of competing options.

We're proud to announce our new version, Devil You Don't, will completely replace the old version starting in Summer 2026. There will be a bit of a learning curve, but we're excited for this new phase of our journey!