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Is that small enough to run well (without thrashing) on a system with only 16GiB RAM?

  1- "Might the toddler be right?" 
  2- "Am I the toddler in this interaction?"

Calling it a "hack" or an "attack" as this article does (while strawmanning the opposite case) is a deliberate attempt to muddy the waters, and is a failure of journalism.

You changed your wording to fit your argument. "To spend" became "to control spending", implicitly acknowledging that the two phrases have different meanings.

But they're not spending; they're kind of doing the opposite of spending. And reducing waste is a previously known (for a long time) goal of theirs.

This is naive speculation lacking empirical support. Most movies are released at 23.976 fps, which would necessitate at least one double frame being presented per minute at refresh rates which are multiples of 24 fps. Also there is no 48 fps version of The Hobbit currently available on home media.

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Article contains a short history of Finale, and some added information compared to yesterday. MakeMusic will remain in business, but still intends to shut down its DRM activation service for Finale after one year, presumably as a result of their agreement with Steinberg.

Edit: New update to the article now has the following statement from MakeMusic: “We’ve heard your concerns. They are valid. We originally announced that it would no longer be possible to reauthorize Finale after August 26th, 2025. But as a result of our community’s feedback, Finale authorization will remain available for the foreseeable future: Please note that future OS changes can still impact your ability to use Finale on new devices.”