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Re:Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case ov... by Thetawaves on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @07:43PM (#25144816)
It is far more likely that these CPUs have the capability to throttle power usage instantaneously. If the battery monitor detects a problematic energy draw, it should have the capability to correct it before the CPU shuts down.
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Re:Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case ov... by jolux on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @07:52PM (#25144898)
Indeed! They do throttle instantaneously. Which slows everything down, and stops the device from halting. This is what is being complained about.
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