The article talks about memory savings and storage savings. Removing WinSXS is a storage savings play, not a memory savings play.
Here's the relevant quote:
> Moreover, removing the Windows Component Store (WinSxS), which is responsible for a fair degree of Tiny11’s compactness, means that installing new features or languages isn’t possible.
Here's the relevant quote:
> Moreover, removing the Windows Component Store (WinSxS), which is responsible for a fair degree of Tiny11’s compactness, means that installing new features or languages isn’t possible.