An amusing exercise is to compare running one document in Google Docs with running the three main applications from Microsoft Office.
Even if you use blank documents, the contrast is striking.
Even if you use blank documents, the contrast is striking.
For this, honestly I'd start with something simple. So, right off, no. A script that just periodically dumps whatever ps or friends could give would be a start. If you have a suggestion on what you'll try, I can run a similar experiment on some of my computers. Warning, I don't really have easy access to MS products. :(