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Is this really a surprise to anyone outside of the AI hype machine?
Not really no, it also likely isn't a surprise to the engineers and project managers working on these products. Which is likely exactly why they have standout battery life: the project managers knew AI wouldn't sell so they made the laptops appealing via conventional means anyway.
The project manager wouldn't have a say in battery life, as it's really just because of the ARM chip.
And I don't think anyone thinks Copilot is good in its current form, AI hype or not. It feels like a web app with no real control over the machine.
Ah no, more battery life isn't because of the ARM chip. Not with general usage, outside of minimal instruction set use.