Pleasant Surprise: Windows 7 Is Green

The Windows 7 hype has been a little overbearing for the last couple months, but it sounds like there might be a great deal of good that comes out of the new OS, no matter hard it is for me to say.
Along with promises to drive down the cost of computers and change the memory business for good, Windows 7 also makes some pretty notable efforts to reduce energy.
Microsoft says that “Windows 7 runs with fewer background activities so your PC processor doesn’t work as hard and draws less power. Other innovations include less power-hungry DVD playback (handy on long flights), automatic screen dimming, powering off unused ports, and a more accurate battery-life indicator. So you’ll be less likely to be surprised by a dead battery.”
If you think about the fact that PC’s and their respective third party hardware additions make up 60% of all the energy consumed by the IT industry, you can understand how big of an effect Windows 7 will have on energy reduction and even further, greenhouse gas reduction.
Now if they could only get their marketing in order they might be somewhere.