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Windows Drains MacBook's Battery; Who's To Blame?

Posted by timothy on from the pox-on-both-your-houses dept.

ericatcw writes "Users hoping that Windows 7's arrival will mean less power drain on their MacBook laptops may be disappointed, writes Computerworld's Eric Lai. Running Windows 7 in Boot Camp caused one CNET reviewer's battery life to fall by more than two-thirds. But virtualization software such as VMware Fusion suffer from the same complaints. Some blame Apple's Boot Camp drivers (the last ones were released in April 2008); others lay the blame at Windows' bloated codebase. With Apple and Microsoft both trying to avoid responsibility for improving the experience, Windows 7's reported improvements in power management will be moot for MacBook users for a while."

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  1. Nice title. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows Drains MacBook's Battery; Who's to blame?

    I blame Microsoft. Much like the title, I was expecting Windows 7 to actually recharge my laptop battery, not drain it.

    1. Re:Nice title. by CharlyFoxtrot · · Score: 3, Funny

      I don't blame the MacBook. Having to use Windows drains my battery too.

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    2. Re:Nice title. by The_mad_linguist · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, no, if you actually read the article, the point is that Windows 7 drains batteries on MacBooks that it ISN'T INSTALLED ON. Just take your Windows 7 laptop to your nearest Starbucks, and watch your battery percentage climb as the hipsters around you lose theirs.

  2. Re:Doubt it's the "bloated codebase" by fatalwall · · Score: 5, Funny

    [...] Bloat doesn't magically appear when you put an Apple logo on something.

    Unless your talking about price!!!

  3. Re:Doubt it's the "bloated codebase" by commodore64_love · · Score: 5, Funny

    You don't understand. Buying an Apple is like buying a Lexus or Acura. It gives you the opportunity to brag about your awesome machine, even though there's no real difference between a Lexus v. Toyota, or Acura v. Honda, except the inflated +33% higher pricetag.

    I still remember my friends' reaction when I pointed to his shiny-new Acura and said, "The logo on the glass says Honda. And here inside the glovebox is another Honda logo. And... yep there's a Honda logo on the wheel cover." You would have thought I just insulted his best girl. "No, no that can't be. This is Acura not Honda. That logo's wrong. I only buy the best; the best I tell you."

    I stepped back several feet.

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  4. Re:Doubt it's the "bloated codebase" by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    The friend is clearly motivated by name value alone and doesn't see the respectability of the Acura brand as coming from the car quality but rather from some undefinable je ne sais quoi that somehow Honda doesn't have.

    Clearly, Honda is the Toyota of automobiles. There's nothing wrong with them and a lot right with them. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if they weren't a foreign maker.

  5. Re:Doubt it's the "bloated codebase" by brusk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually a triumvirate of bloat with four members would be quite apt.

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