Does Microsoft Being “Green” Mean Anything to You?

Jason Bean — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:46:50 +0000

Mary Jo Foley shares an article on ZD Net with us on how Microsoft is shooting after the target of being more environmentally conscious with it’s computers. It’s only described in how their expected Windows Server 2007 is going to use 20% less power.

How this will work is that the processor will slow down when it’s not needed to do what processors do. To me this is just obvious and doesn’t take much thought but I’m sure there were technical reasons on why this is a big deal. For me it’s like saying, “You know you’d save more gas if you didn’t keep your engine at 4000RPM’s at the stoplight.”

But with all this talk about being green, does it really impact your opinion or perception of Microsoft? Don’t get me wrong, I think they should pursue this type of stuff by default, but I also wonder what other areas of the environment they impact as an organization that might have more impact.