Windows 7 to Launch October 22

Microsoft is set to release Windows 7 on October 22, 2009. They will also be offering discounted or free upgrades to those who bought PCs in the months leading up to the big launch through a program called "Windows Upgrade Option." Many official details on the upgrade option have not been released including start and end dates, what versions of Vista are eligible for upgrade, or even what sort of deal PC users can expect. Company spokesman, Brandon LeBlanc, says more information will be disclosed closer to the time of the program's kick-off.

The upgrade offer comes as no surprise, information about the program was leaked as early as January 2009 by TechARP.com. According to TechARP, any PC licensed with Vista Home Premium, Vista Business, and Vista Ultimate that is purchased between June 26, 2009 and January 31, 2010 will be eligible for a free upgrade. Vista Home Basic - the cheapest edition of Vista - will not be available because the similar version of Windows 7 will be sold in only a few select markets. Reasoning behind this idea could stem from a law-suit that accuses Microsoft of misleading consumers by marketing PCs as Vista-friendly when they were only able to use the Home Basic edition. The case is currently being appealed to a federal judge.

As for Windows 7, development is set to finish in July and will then be released to manufacturers for the October release date. It will be loaded on new PCs and available on store shelves. Microsoft originally planned to release the operating system in January 2010 but last month, they confirmed it would be ready in time for the holiday shopping season. If you do not want to wait on the real thing, a copy of the Windows 7 Release Candidate is available for download through many tech websites and is thought to be just like the final version of the real thing.

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Windows 7 to be Released

Microsoft is expecting to have Windows 7 on shipping PC’s by September of 2009. If it is not in September it will be available in early October. This allows Microsoft to finish, manufacture and deliver Windows 7 well ahead of the holidays. It also corroborates work of an April release candidate.

Compaq builds systems on behalf of Acer, HP and other major PC Makers. A spokeswoman for Microsoft maintains the official company position that Windows 7 will be available within three years of when Vista shipped. But with the programs upgrade program plans and other leaks have increasingly suggested that the public goal, which would put the release date in early 2010. That is deliberately conservative and meant to avoid embarrassment in the event of an unexpected delay. Microsoft acknowledged that there was a shortened development track that includes just one public beta and one readily available release candidate before the ship date.

Even though Windows 7 has been proven to be stable in testing the company is under a lot of pressure to release it this year. One of the more significant declines in Windows revenue surfaced in Microsoft’s most recent financial quarter as there still was hesitation over Vista as well as a preference for Windows XP in netbooks have both hurt the company’s core business. With Windows 7 it improves both performance and user interface elements, it is explicitly designed to run more smoothly on netbook-level hardware.

Vista DOA and XP Holds Out for Windows 7 Transplant

An operating system can be compared to the heart of a body. It is the center point of the flow of information to keep everything running smoothly. When it gets sick it can mean that your computer will not function at all. Your operating also houses antivirus software to keep your computer safe from hackers, viruses and Trojans.

Microsoft introduced us to the operating system of point and click and for well over a decade it has been the industry leader in operating systems. Now that Macs have made their operating systems more versatile with windows software and Linux users are on the climb coupled with the huge disappointment of Vista and all the bugs and security issues that it encompassed Microsoft is reviving XP and extending its life a little by four months while the birth of Windows 7 is out the door. Taking a step out of the limelight and letting the criticisms ride themselves out you can pretty much bet that Microsoft is planning a big come back campaign with Windows 7.

Microsoft is letting the smaller distributors and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and not the major PC vendors like HP and Dell make their final orders for Windows XP OEM licenses by Jan. 31, 2009, and take delivery of those orders through May 30. That means you the consumer will be able to keep buying XP Pro on your PCs well into the fall of 2009 even though you may have to ask for it or pay a extra fee..
I myself wouldn’t be surprised if they extend the deadline again because another DOA transplant could be fatal to the image of Microsoft.

Will Windows 7 Fix Vistas Mistakes?

After the flop that is Windows Vista, Microsoft Corporation has vowed that they will fix the mistakes that were made with Vista. Windows 7 is still targeted for release three years after the launch of vista, which puts Windows 7 scheduled to be available in late 2009 and wide availability to the public at the end of January 2010.

Microsoft has acknowledged its failure to adequately prepare its hardware, software and compatibility for Vista's release, even though it was more than five years in the making. Microsoft has stated time and again that they will not repeat the same mistakes.

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Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft is already hard at work with a new operating system and is already in the legal phases of production. In compliance with the 2002 antitrust settlement, the next-generation version of windows is facing an antitrust review from a private Technical committee to ensure Microsoft is staying within the agreement.

Code-named Windows 7, the latest OS is expected to release in late 2009 or early 2010 and it has been speculated, but not officially announced, that Internet Explorer 8 will likely be a part of Windows 7.