Microsoft aims Windows 7 for 2009 holiday season

news.cnet.com - 11/7/2008

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LOS ANGELES--In a technical session on Thursday afternoon, Microsoft provided the clearest public indication that it is planning on getting Windows 7 completed in time to run on PCs that ship for next year's holiday buying season. In a presentation on its somewhat ...

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Microsoft mistakenly reveals 2009 launch target for Windows 7, again
Engadget — Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIf you haven't figured it out by now, Microsoft has two release dates for Windows 7: early 2010 according to its corporate PR stooges and sometime around mid 2009 according to everyone else. The reason for the padding is a fairly transparent attempt to avoid the public opinion fiasco resulting from Vista's chronic delays. Now Ina Fried over at CNET has it from Microsoft Director, Doug Howe, that Windows 7 should be ready for general consumption by the 2009 holidays. According to Fried, Howe's ...

Looks like Microsoft wants Windows 7 out the door in time for Christmas 2009
CrunchGear — ... Did you hear the news? Microsoft is looking to ship Windows 7, its Hail Mary of sorts, by mid-2009, with the goal of having it pre-installed on most machines by the holiday shopping season. ...

It's Official: Windows 7 Shipping Mid-2009 [Microsoft]
Gizmodo — ... all sort of known that Windows 7 would be released in 2009, but Microsoft made the firmest statements to date on the topic. In a technical session on Thursday, the company outlined that Windows 7 software would ship mid-year 2009 with pre-configured Windows 7 systems shipping in time for the 2009 holiday season. It's also reported that those listening very closely during the presentation could hear the soft but violent shattering of Microsoft employee vacation plans everywhere. [CNET] ...

Windows 7 Will Ship Mid-2009 [Windows 7]
Lifehacker — [image] CNET reports that Windows 7 will ship mid-year 2009 , just in time to find its place under the tree on pre-configured machines by the 2009 holiday season. After taking a look at our ...

Windows 7 coming mid 2009
Boing Boing Gadgets — So there you go: Microsoft's promising Windows 7 by mid-2009, with pre-configured PCs hitting by the Holiday Season. That means summer will have two big OS releases on both side of the camp: Snow Leopard for Macheads and Windows 7 for PC users. Let's hope the close juxtaposition of releases doesn't make any one of them look the poorer (prediction: it will.) Microsoft aims Windows 7 for 2009 holiday season [CNET]