Broadcom to Cut Almost 1,300 VMware Jobs in California After Takeover

Re:Broadcom to Cut Almost 1,300 VMware Jobs in California Af... by daynthelife on Thursday November 30, 2023 @10:31PM (#38482778)

Is there a reason not to just install Linux (and dual boot into windows if you need it for some things)?

I suppose if it’s a work laptop they might not be too pleased with this.

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Re:Broadcom to Cut Almost 1,300 VMware Jobs in California Af... by usefulcat on Thursday November 30, 2023 @11:25PM (#38483118)

Seems like Linux laptops are generally not known for their great battery life. Would certainly be an issue for many laptop users.

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Re:Broadcom to Cut Almost 1,300 VMware Jobs in California Af... by sudosysgen on Friday December 01, 2023 @12:51AM (#38483615)

It's a pain in the ass to set up sometimes, but you can pretty much always get better battery life in Linux nowadays. Even with hybrid graphics laptops.

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Re:Broadcom to Cut Almost 1,300 VMware Jobs in California Af... by sitzkrieg on Friday December 01, 2023 @02:51AM (#38484261)

i have never got better battery life on linux with every power savibg tweak under the sun, on system76 laptops. its still awful

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Re:Broadcom to Cut Almost 1,300 VMware Jobs in California Af... by fuy on Friday December 01, 2023 @11:18AM (#38488431)

a bit off topic, but do you know of any good resources on tuning battery life and CPU fan control for system76 laptop?

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Re:Broadcom to Cut Almost 1,300 VMware Jobs in California Af... by mintplant on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @07:18AM (#38542873)

Then I would have to reboot all the time to switch back and forth. And hardware acceleration is better on Windows, so I usually have web browsing, music, videos, messaging, etc, running on Windows on one monitor or virtual desktop while my terminal is open in the Linux VM on another. Like another commenter mentioned, power management on Windows is still better, too.

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