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Microsoft One Step From World's Greenest Company

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the environmental-update dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to this article, Microsoft is only a few lines of code away from becoming the greenest company on Earth." From the article: "Redmond should issue a software upgrade to every computer running Microsoft Windows worldwide to adjust each machine's energy-saving settings for maximum efficiency." The author figures that the upgrade would affect 100 million computers and that the power cost savings could hit $7 billion per year. CO2 emissions would be cut by 45 million tons. But what about the impact on computing?

14 of 492 comments (clear)

  1. Good lord! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Install Linux! Pollute the Earth!!!!!1111

  2. In other news... by lennart78 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Car companies could drastically reduce emissions is they would would just limit all internal combustion engines at 3000rpm. Think of what this would do for emission levels.
    Or that the engine would shut itself down if you let it run stationary for 30 seconds.

    I think I just solved the entire global warming issue!
    Onwards to the meaning of life!

  3. Re:Stupid blog entry by Trailwalker · · Score: 5, Funny

    This blogger should lead by example and turn his machine off.

    Permanently.

  4. Re:Of course! by bblboy54 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The same people that play the latest and greatest games?

    Sorry, I'm not a gamer. I've been holding out for Duke Nukem Forever.

  5. if MS won't do it by zome · · Score: 2, Funny

    someone please write a worm that sets power-setting to maximum. The world will be a better place in no time...:-)

  6. Did no one realise this one? by forgotten_my_nick · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Invest in energy companies.
    2. Change software to burn more energy.
    3. Profit!

  7. I read by Skythe · · Score: 3, Funny

    The title of the article as "Microsoft One Step From World's Greatest Company"
    Suffice to say i almost fell off my chair

  8. Re:Of course! by DoctaStooge · · Score: 2, Funny

    For Microsoft "Profit" is #2. There is no "???".

  9. I think lots of people have figured that one by Colin+Smith · · Score: 2, Funny

    1: invest in energy companies.
    2: wait
    3: profit

    Doesn't everyone know that one? The other is.

    1: Invest in banks
    2: wait
    3: profit

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  10. Microsoft is one line of code away from greenest by jdbartlett · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft is just one line away from becoming the greenest company on earth:

    RGB(0,256,0)

    It's like green, but it's "one more" than green. It's the greenest.

    I haven't seen an app this green since I switched from AS/400.

  11. Re:Of course! by Damastus+the+WizLiz · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Sorry, I'm not a gamer. I've been holding out for Duke Nukem Forever."

    And you will continue holding out forever.

    --
    I often have trouble remembering which way is out of bed in the morning.
  12. Re:Why would Microsoft be the greenest? by schon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why would Microsoft be the greenest? Those computers are not theirs.

    Obviously you haven't read the fine print in the EULA! :)

  13. Hey Linux power management is great by Colin+Smith · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've just turned powersave features to ma

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  14. Re:GPO by skinfitz · · Score: 2, Funny

    No actually I'm pretty sure I meant that they should provide a GPO for managing power.