Re: Re: Call for help: list of machines with working S3

Matthew Garrett
2005-02-17T21:10:37Z

On Thu, 2005-02-17 at 21:25 +0100, Johan Vromans wrote:
> Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2005-hi6Y0CQ0nG0@public.gmane.org> writes:
>
> > 3. Get some shiny certification/label going that can be put on
> > fully conforming products as a sticker. Something like the old
> > "EPA pollution preventer" logo, but with a more appealing design.
> > Perhaps a "InstantOn/PowerSave" sticker, you get the idea.
>
> Given that these notebooks will "InstantOn/PowerSave" correctly when
> running Windows/XP, what would be the added value for the
> manufacturer?

In practical terms? A flash-sounding sticky label. It's unlikely to make
much difference unless Intel offered some amount of funding in return
for having one.

(Of course, Intel /could/ make something like this a requirement for the
Centrino branding, which would probably help a great deal)
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