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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. LOL! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Apple sucks.

  2. sure by Tablizer · · Score: -1, Troll

    In unrelated news, Iran says it wants nuclear materials only for peaceful purposes.

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  3. It would have been a story if... by MickyTheIdiot · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...Microsoft had actually admitted a problem.

    An American corporation covering up a mistake in their product is regular business. For MS that goes double.

  4. A Tagging System Error? by damn_registrars · · Score: -1, Troll

    I think there is something wrong with the slashdot tagging system. I see this story has been simultaneously tagged "microsoft" and "bug". We all know that Microsoft turns out only the highest quality of code, hence those two sets should be mutually exclusive. Perhaps the "bug" tag refers to an error in the slashdot code that allows the sets "bug" and "microsoft" to overlap?

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  5. Me thinks... by someyob · · Score: 0, Troll

    Me thinks thou dost protest too much.

  6. Re:Must be the newest OS fad by e2d2 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think it really depends on usage. If you are a traveler and you really do use a full charge and then recharge every time you'll have a shorter battery lifespan than a home user who leaves the machine on the plug. They say 18-24 months typically (Using dell as an example) but I would bet that lifetime is significantly shortened by users who fully discharge/recharge more often.