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“The problem comes from vendors who flash the same exact firmware with the same EDID to multiple monitors in the same batch.”

Alin Panaitiunotes.alinpanaitiu.com ↗

Vendors flash identical EDID data onto every monitor in a batch. macOS then cannot tell two screens apart and swaps them after sleep. Some monitors claim to support input switching and just blink. Hardware makers ship broken firmware and leave a solo developer to write the workarounds.