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From PC Magazine…

Windows 7 Promises Big Improvements in Battery Life – News and Analysis by PC Magazine: “by Mark Hachman
Improvements in both the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and Intel’s upcoming Westmere processors will result in significant increases in battery life, executives said in a press conference on Tuesday.

In a demonstration of two identically configured ThinkPads T400s, Intel and Microsoft claimed that a Windows XP SP2 machine consumed on average 20.2 watts, while the Windows 7 machine consumed 15.4 watts. That translated to about 1.4 hours of additional battery life, executives said.”

From CIO.com…

Windows 7 Corporate Rollouts Could Come in Pieces – CIO.com – Business Technology Leadership: “Corporate users are more likely to move to Windows 7 on a piecemeal basis as they replace PCs rather than looking for big budget outlays to cover mass migration, says analyst Michael Cherry.

Cherry, the vice president of research for Windows at independent research firm Directions on Microsoft, says barring the current economic climate users would be casting an eye at Microsoft’s new operating system, available this fall after many bypassed Vista.”