Windows 7: A Platform With a Platform
I think it is now safe to say that Microsoft finally gets it and is willing to let us know... that we know... that they know... that Vista is a dud.
Microsoft is pushing its next generation of Windows hard. Windows 7 isn't due out until some time next year. But here are the promises as delivered by senior executives at Microsoft's Window Hardware Engineering Conference:
- Windows 7 will boot up and power down faster, using less power and memory in the process.
- Windows 7 will be able to recognize devices simlutaneousl, allowing them to be recognized faster.
- Windows 7 will use up to 11% less in battery life than Vista.
Change really is in the air. Let's see if Microsoft delivers.
Renee Oricchio is a technology writer and former supervising news producer for CNN Financial News. She has been covering the computer industry since 1987.
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