Microsoft officials confirmed Friday that they are looking into reports of radically shortened battery life on some laptops after installing Windows 7.
Although a few users reported similar problems Y9943 ， FK890 ， RN873 ,NF343，PC764during Windows 7’s beta test cycle last summer, particularly with some netbooks, wide availability of Microsoft’s new OS following its October consumer [...]

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