Recently a letter by Sony revealed that Sony is just another one of the hardware giants standing behind Microsoft as it pushes out Windows 7, the latest and greatest successor of Windows. A Senior Manager at Sony, Xavier Lauwaert, praised Windows 7 and some of its key features, such as “performance, ease of use and connectivity innovations.” The hype surrounding Windows 7 was also mentioned as Xavier noted the reviews and “investigations” into Windows 7, such as the numerous speed tests (on virtually every leaked release), especially on the Beta and RC.

Xavier also mentioned a partnership between Sony and Microsoft in which they worked together to produce a “symbiotic effect” for the end user, touting Windows 7 as a central role in a highly “PC-centric and connected world.” Xavier even went so far to say that the recent transition from desktops to notebooks will also have Windows 7 on the front lines as Sony praises the software giant’s product: “faster boot up times, improved battery life and the ability to stream your contents through the ‘Play To’ feature will not only make the PC omnipresent but Windows 7 will also bring content ‘to life’.”

Here is the full document:

Xavier Lauwaert here. We at Sony are excited to welcome the arrival of Windows 7 with its performance, ease of use and connectivity innovations. Indeed, pre-release reviews and engineering investigations show that Windows 7 is in line with industry needs and end user requests for an operating system that is leaner, faster, easier to use and more connected.

These last months we have been working with Microsoft to ensure that not only the operating system but also our PCs create a symbiotic effect whereby end user usage models are optimized. The end result is an improvement in day-to-day life performance as well as simply making the PC more fun to use. We live in a very PC-centric and connected world and Windows 7 addresses both these needs.

With households increasingly switching from desktops to notebooks and even having more than one PC, the concept of mobility and connectivity increases in importance. At the same time, Windows 7 is built on a solid foundation. Be it a netbook or a mainstream notebook, we expect to deliver unprecedented performance and connectivity options through Windows 7. Faster boot up times, improved battery life and the ability to stream your contents through the “Play To” feature will not only make the PC omnipresent but Windows 7 will also bring content “to life”.

Windows 7 will provide new solutions and expectations and we look forward to leveraging this release on our platforms.

Xavier Lauwaert
Senior Manager Product Marketing at Sony

What do you think about the recent flood of hardware companies pledging their support to Microsoft?

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