1. Blackberryroid, Aug 10, 2012

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   Can the developers of an OS make the OS perform faster? Or is the speed of the computer always dependent on the hardware?

    

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2. miles01110, Aug 10, 2012

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   Yes, obviously they can.

    

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3. Mr. Retrofire, Aug 11, 2012

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   The OS kernel enables certain hardware features and the power management kernel extensions have a huge influence on the performance of a Mac.

    

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