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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. Re:Doubt it's the "bloated codebase" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The battery is probably being drained by WIndows as it phones home - Redmond - to make sure you are making the most of Windows Genuine Advantage.

  2. Re:Don't use bootcamp, but I use Fusion by JasonBee · · Score: -1, Troll

    That just might make up for all the years tha MS crippled QuickTime on windows, throwing up all kinds of fake and mishandled errors. I still get the "QuickTime sucks" line from many IT pros in my workplace despite there being no reasonable method to scrub through video frame by frame in WMV formats.

    But yes...it's a sad tactic if it turns out to be so.