So now it's my hardware's fault that my battery is better on Windows than on Lin...

goodpoint · on Nov 19, 2022

> is my hardware's fault that my battery is better on Windows than on Linux?

If the OEM provides spec/drivers/assistance to microsoft and not to anybody else, yes, it's their fault.

Even more so if collaboration is done only under NDA. And it's been happening for decades.

(Pretty sad that nowadays HN does not even understand such basic stuff)

Also, no need for the snark.

> everything else is non standard and you can't complain.

No, you can first get a correct understanding and then complain to who is really responsible.

Again, no need for the snark.

ranguna · on Nov 20, 2022

Specs for Microsoft?

You do know there are open and closed source drivers on Linux, right?

OEMs develop stuff for Linux as well, it's just that they don't have a lot of incentives to do it properly, since most of the user base is on another OS.

So no, it's not a hardware issue, the hardware is great. It's a software, business and culture issue that companies don't have incentives to develop consumer grade software for Linux and that Linux hasn't implemented proper performance/efficiently core support, proper egpu support, seamless hibrid graphics support, etc. Because all those tend to be stuff that the general consumer wants and not things servers would use.

I encourage you to explore more around what you say before disregarding other people's opinion with "nowadays HN does not even understand such basic stuff" when you yourself haven't even given it much thought, please. You don't need to be so snarky either.