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jarin
on July 2, 2010
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Microsoft – InstaLoad Battery Installation Technol...
Wait, if Apple can make an Ethernet port that works in either normal or crossover mode, why can't Microsoft make a non-fragile battery solution?
astrange
on July 2, 2010
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Well, Apple made auto-crossover NICs by buying auto-crossover NICs from Sun. The important part was that nobody
else
did that.
Seems like you should be able to just handle batteries put in either way, though.
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