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by oiWecsio 314 days ago
s0ix is another great example that the world, or a bit more precisely, "general purpose hardware", has been going to absolute fucking shit.

Who the hell needs this crap? S3 used to be just perfect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InstantGo

> [...] a Microsoft specification for Windows 8 (and later) hardware and software that aims to bring smartphone-type power management capabilities to the PC platform [...] allows the operating system to continue performing background tasks, such as updating content from apps, when a device is not being used [...]

We've all needed this like a big fucking kick in the groin. "Modern standby" my ass.

Microsoft has great firmware engineers, but the functionality they design, and then mandate, so that Windows can have its rotten tentacles into the guts of the firmware, is absolutely disgusting. Technically well implemented, but the goal is usually terrible.
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rollcat 314 days ago
They're of course trying to match Apple, except Apple has 100% vertical integration, from CPU cores to apps.

This is the real challenge with "general purpose hardware". A good product is distinguished by attention to detail.

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vermaden 314 days ago
Yep. The 's0ix' is bullshit. S3 suspend/resume worked just fine.

... but in the end of the day what more can You do?

I would say 'vote with your wallet' ... but that also does not work anymore.

Take a look at laptop keyboard layouts [1] ... does not matter if MNT, Framework, KDE, ThinkPad, ... whatever - does not matter - NO ONE make 7-row keyboards in laptops anymore ... we are fucked :[

[1] https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2022/02/07/epitaph-to-laptops...

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grahamjperrin 314 days ago
> 's0ix' is bullshit.

False. S0iX is not bullshit.

> S3 suspend/resume worked just fine.

Not for me.

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