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Microsoft Says Windows 7 Not Killing Batteries

Posted by kdawson on from the epidemic-of-noticing dept.

VindictivePantz sends word that the Windows 7 team has posted a new blog entry discussing their conclusions about the reported Windows 7 battery failures. "To the very best of the collective ecosystem knowledge, Windows 7 is correctly warning batteries that are in fact failing and Windows 7 is neither incorrectly reporting on battery status nor in any way whatsoever causing batteries to reach this state. In every case we have been able to identify the battery being reported on was in fact in need of recommended replacement. ...every single indication we have regarding the reports we've seen are simply Windows 7 reporting the state of the battery using this new feature and we're simply seeing batteries that are not performing above the designated threshold. ... We are as certain as we can be that we have addressed the root cause and concerns of this report, but we will continue to monitor the situation."

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  1. almost fooled me... by Cornwallis · · Score: 5, Funny

    I got excited for a minute because I thought the header read "Microsoft Says Windows 7 Not Killing Babies".

    That would have been interesting.

    1. Re:almost fooled me... by ajrs · · Score: 5, Funny

      I got excited for a minute because I thought the header read "Microsoft Says Windows 7 Not Killing Babies".

      That would have been interesting.

      So, Windows 7 is still killing babies?

    2. Re:almost fooled me... by Teese · · Score: 5, Funny

      I got excited for a minute because I thought the header read "Microsoft Says Windows 7 Not Killing Babies".

      That would have been interesting.

      So, Windows 7 is still killing babies?

      They haven't denied it yet.

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    3. Re:almost fooled me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Thank you, Mr. Beck.

  2. Wha?? by Itninja · · Score: 5, Funny

    "To the very best of the collective ecosystem knowledge, Windows 7 is correctly warning batteries that are in fact failing and Windows 7 is neither incorrectly reporting on battery status nor in any way whatsoever causing batteries to reach this state."

    Can a brother get some restrictive clauses and pronouns up in here?

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  3. Re:Sheesh. by Qzukk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Like a zombie battery?

    Yes. When it starts getting low, it moans MAAAAIIINNNNSSSS

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