Microsoft has already announced that they will build aggressive, energy-saving technology into Vista. But that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not enough. Redmond should issue a software upgrade to every computer running Microsoft Windows worldwide to adjust each machine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s energy-saving settings for maximum efficiency. Energy savings would be worth $5 to $7 trillion dollars.<\/p>\n
There were a few good points made in this article. It seems as though as we are progressing into the future we are consuming more and more. If Microsoft did implement the sleep mode on all existing windows machines, I’m sure it would save some money in the short term but the long term is another story. Computers are getting more and more powerful, and to create this power they are having to use more and more electricity. The author of the article should take a closer look at the hardware developments and see how they can be improved to reduce electricity usage. If everyone did their part and reduced their energy usage, I’m sure the world would be a better place.<\/p>\n
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