Re: Microsoft pretty did say you're holding it wrong.
Ever heard of thermal runaway throttle w Apple? CPU goes up to 350% "usage" or so. This is because the machine is perceiving overheating (among other spots - in your battery) and doesn't want to catch fire. So, at avery low level the CPU pretends to be hyper busy so that whatever program is causing the real heavy use that's causing heat buildup can't get CPU cycles.
With me so far?
Now, physically take out or disconnect an MBPs battery and the system doesn't see its heat sensor anymore. So it happily _assumes_ overheating from that _absent_ sensor in your equally _absent_ battery.
CPU throttle to the rescue of your overheating battery and you can't use your machine just plugged in until you get a new battery. Been there.
So... let's not go overboard in Apple praise on this particular subject, even to rag on MS, shall we?
Flame, cuz.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
