Microsoft is investigating claims from irate users over allegedly poor battery life for laptops running Windows 7, an issue that primarily seems to be affecting users who upgraded from either Windows Vista or Windows XP. While the number of users affected is unknown, complaints about battery life as low as 15 minutes have been reported on Microsoft forums as far back as June 2009. Microsoft has seen the adoption rate for Windows 7 steadily climb since its Oct. 22 release, with one research firm suggesting that 7.5 percent of PCs now run the operating system.
– Microsoft is investigating user complaints related to the
battery life of laptops running Windows 7, a problem that apparently
existed
even before the operating systems Oct. 22 launch. The issue seems to
primarily
affect those users who upgraded their system to Windows 7 from either
Windows Vi…