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The HW has proprietary power management features that Windows cannot take advantage of. For the end user it's probably no big deal, but I think the commenter yo

by 1_2__3 10y ago

The HW has proprietary power management features that Windows cannot take advantage of. For the end user it's probably no big deal, but I think the commenter you replied to is right - power management is a delicate dance between hardware and software, and not all hardware is accessible from all software on every platform.

derefr 10y ago
"Can't" and "won't" are distinct; if Apple doesn't want to write e.g. Power Nap drivers for Windows, Microsoft could certainly do it. (I'm surprised they haven't; Windows has the incentive to work well everywhere much more than Macs have an incentive to run everything equally well.)
- untog 10y ago
  Could they? Do they have access to the Apple firmware documentation?
  - cmdrfred 10y ago
    What would they stand to gain? This is what .001% of it's users?
callalex 10y ago
This statement is true for any laptop running Windows, it is not MacBook specific
- MBCook 10y ago
  Dell has a vested interest in making sure Windows is as battery efficient as possible on their laptops. Apple does not. Base line Windows power management (generic Intel drivers, etc) is probably good enough for them.