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by Forgeties79 211 days ago
>That's very cute, but it's not why Apple laptops run Linux poorly.

I have no doubt you have good information after this, but this sentence makes me not want to read any further.

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Okay, that's your call. You can't phone Craig Federighi for the straight dope, so you're stuck hearing it from internet douches or product leads on prescription SSRIs.

And yes, your statement was a cutesy catechism with no actual evidence provided. A big reason why Apple tech doesn't work like a normal computer is Apple's rejection of standards that put hardware and software in-concert. ACPI is one such technology, per my last comment.