WinHEC: Keynote spotlights Windows 7 device connectivity
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Microsoft kicked off its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Los Angeles today with a keynote by Windows 7 heads Steven Sinofsky and Jon DeVaan, who told the developer audience how Windows 7 will make it easier to integrate device drivers and provide an improved user experience.
DeVaan, Microsoft's senior vice president for the Windows Core Operating System Division, noted some lessons learned with Vista, which stumbled early out of the gate largely due to slow driver support by vendors. Today, more than 90 percent of all PCs have all of the drivers they need for Vista, he said.