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The MacBook Pro is standard x86 hardware nowadays using off the shelf parts available to most manufacturers (except maybe the chassis and display). Do you know if there's something else special about them?


I know that in order to use the following you must install Apple's Support Drivers on your Windows Image.

* USB 3

* USB-C on the MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) and later

* Thunderbolt

* Built-in SD or SDXC card slot

* Built-in or USB Apple SuperDrive

* Your Apple keyboard, trackpad, and mouse

Assuming BootCamp were just a hyper-visor exposing the underlying hardware or a HAL, why are custom drivers necessary for those things?




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