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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
Maybe it's for people that don't want to leave their laptops in sleep mode due to battery drain? I agree that it's of dubious utility when compared to a laptop sleeping...I doubt I'd use it myself.
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Sleep mode has always been problematic for me since it drains the battery, no matter how minuscule. Some of my PCs only see use once every few days so when I turn it on, I find that I have little battery life left. The benefit of this for me is being able to leave my laptop off and if I only need to check something quickly, it can boot up really quickly. Even hibernate on my laptops takes quite some time.
I haven't checked, but if their version of Firefox supports plugins, it can sync with Foxmarks, etc. and then there's no separate dataset since you can also access your files on your PC.
It's definitely not for everyone, but I do think that it is a step in the right direction, with OSes booting extremely quickly, even with several apps loaded.