> Would you mind listing a couple? I'd prefer to buy a Windows machine for my next laptop, but I've been SO burned by hibernation bugs, CPU throttling, battery issues, etc.
Those have a huge tie in with the software, so I wouldn't expect hardware innovation to help.
CPU throttling and battery issues aren’t necessarily related to software at all, but “battery issues” is very nebulous, and I expect (problematic) CPU throttling to be less of an issue with the more efficient chips and cooling solutions that we have now.
I didn’t bother addressing those points because it’s hard to know where things were going wrong without a lot more detail.
Sleep issues are definitely a hallmark of Windows Modern Standby, but one might hope that will be addressed soon. Supposedly Microsoft is looking into it now.
Those have a huge tie in with the software, so I wouldn't expect hardware innovation to help.