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It doesn't really, anything using OpenGL / CoreGraphics triggers discrete graphics.



Even silly things like the mail client Sparrow. I had to use gfxCardStatus to get anything more than 2-3hrs of battery life because my mail client is trying to get "fancy" on me.




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