Why did Microsoft pick PST?
Well, I'm currently in the middle of converting a laptop from Vista to XP and I arrived at the Time / Region part of the setup once again. It's curious how on just about ever fresh install I can recall the timezone seems to have a default of Pacific Standard Time (PST). 
Heres the funny thought, if Microsoft HQ is primarily based out of Redmond, shouldn't the timezone be different?
Just a random thought as I look at this screen, anyone else have some thoughts on this?
Heres the funny thought, if Microsoft HQ is primarily based out of Redmond, shouldn't the timezone be different?
Just a random thought as I look at this screen, anyone else have some thoughts on this? Considering Studying: MCSA Server 2012 (70-410/411/412), Linux+
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aoe
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I'll have a go...
Why not EST? I know we base TV schedules around the east coast so why wouldn't we base the computer as well? -
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That's just the thing. Microsoft's campus in Redmond is in the Pacific time zone, so it would make sense that a company based there would design their software to default to PST.evoxdc wrote:Heres the funny thought, if Microsoft HQ is primarily based out of Redmond, shouldn't the timezone be different? Just a random thought as I look at this screen, anyone else have some thoughts on this?
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Slowhand wrote:
That's just the thing. Microsoft's campus in Redmond is in the Pacific time zone, so it would make sense that a company based there would design their software to default to PST.evoxdc wrote:Heres the funny thought, if Microsoft HQ is primarily based out of Redmond, shouldn't the timezone be different? Just a random thought as I look at this screen, anyone else have some thoughts on this?
*looks at the map*
Well I'm pretty much laughing at myself, thanks for that.
*Holds out a pie*
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Completed: M.S. in Information Systems Management[/b] w/ a focus on Systems Tools and Information Security