Google Aps memory guzzler

Honestly I am a very big fan of Google Online suite of application. Be it the Notebook or the new redesigned Google Docs. I had been using them for quite some time.

But lately i notice that , in an attempt to give a shiny and glossy GUI google is using more memory. More and more my IE in 256MB machine become inoperable, if i have either Notes or Docs running.

Are they expecting everyone to have more RAM to run there aps?