Bill Veghte, Senior Vice President of the Windows Business at Microsoft, stated: “Microsoft is committed to ensuring that IT professionals and developers continue to have the platform and technologies to drive maximum value and business results. Getting the most out of IT investments is even more important in today’s economy. 

With early RC testing and extensive partner feedback we’ve received, Windows 7 is tracking well for holiday availability.”

Great news; but wasnt really unexpected ! Most were expecting it to be released around Dec 09.

Source: Microsoft Presspass via TheWindowsBlog.

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