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Users Dispute Microsoft's Explanation of Windows 7 Battery Problems
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| Within minutes, Windows 7 users who have
| experienced those problems disagreed, calling
| the explanation "hand washing" and noting
| that if the company's conclusion was correct,
| then many affected users must be "under some
| sort of bizarre bad battery curse."
|
| [...]
|
| "I completely reject Steven Sinofsky's
| explanation. It's simple hand-washing," said
| a user identified as "Btstech" on the support
| thread. "There are hundreds of postings here
| explaining the problem. Immediately after
| installing Windows 7, people's batteries are
| effectively 'dying.' Numerous people have
| purchased NEW batteries and encountered the
| same behavior immediately.
|
| "The OS is causing this for some reason. Not
| saying it's damaging the batteries, but it's
| rendering them useless," Btstech continued.
| "This is a no brainer. There is a problem
| here with the new operating system and the
| way it interacts with various laptops and it
| must be fixed."
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/188858/Users_Dispute_Microsoft_Explanation_of_Windows_7_Battery_Problems.html?tk=rss_news
Recent:
Windows 7 Fails to Boost Profits of PC Makers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704343104575034233214601248.html
First They Ignore Usâ
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| Update The figures are now in. That other
| OS client division brought in $2.8 billion
| more revenue than in the same quarter last
| year. The sad thing is that $1.7 billion of
| revenue counted this quarter was deferred
| income from sales of Vista (with upgrade
| rights to â7â). That means they got a 20%
| increase in revenue when PC production
| returned to normal from the slump. That
| means no âpopâ in the quarter in which â7â
| was released. The CPU and PC sector saw 30
| and 15% increases. Up-selling is just not
| workingâ
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http://pogson.6k.ca/2010/01/28/first-they-ignore-us/
Windows 7 gives untrustworthy battery stats
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| He said the machine came with Linux and he
| spotted to Windows 7. "Big Mistake," he said.
| "I am not pleased."
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http://www.techeye.net/software/windows-7-gives-untrustworthy-battery-stats
Windows 7 â Itâs Vista All Over Again
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| âThere you go againâ. The Gipper said it in
| 1982, and Iâm saying it today â but about
| Windows 7, not Jimmy Carter.
|
| Because the more I play with Windows 7, the
| more I see the Vista debacle unfolding all
| over again. The commonly accepted wisdom is
| that Windows 7 is oh-so-much-better than
| Vista. Well, based on my own extensive
| testing, itâs not. Not at all.
|
| First a bit of history. Back in 2006 I was
| editor-in-chief of PC Magazine. Vista was
| coming out and we were pretty darn
| laudatory. Microsoft provided us with new
| hardware, we tested beta versions of Vista,
| and we loved it. Shortly after it shipped,
| alas, the Wow was less Now than Ow. Vista
| sucked upon release to the world for a wide
| range of reasons â not least because the
| networking and audio driver models were
| completely rebuilt in the six months prior
| to release. That led to driver problems,
| along with general instability. When I left
| PC Magazine in 2007, my parting column was
| a bit of an apology â weâd been too easy on
| what turned out to be one of Microsoftâs
| more uneven efforts.
|
| Itâs easy to get snowed. Microsoft provides
| its favored reviewers a steady stream of
| highlights, new versions, and new features
| â along with brand new hardware to run the
| new builds upon. A team of technical
| marketers inside the borg stand at the
| ready â helping the anointed work through,
| and around, any problems that develop
| during testing.
|
| [...]
|
| Weâve seen this story before. Vista was
| overhyped when it came out by everyone from
| PC Magazine to the Wall Street Journal. And
| now Windows 7 is getting the same treatment.
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http://louderback.com/2009/windows-7-its-vista-all-over-again/
Overheard: Windows 7 is just Vista with new shade of lipstick
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-windows-7-is-just-vista-with-new-shade-of-lipstick/
Is Windows 7 Just a Vista Service Pack?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/118240-is-windows-7-just-a-vista-service-pack
Is Windows 7 just Vista in disguise?
http://www.daniweb.com/news/post975843.html
Ballmer: Windows 7 is Vista, just 'a lot better'
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9117399/Ballmer_Windows_7_is_Vista_just_a_lot_better_
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