Window 7 took Microsoft a little under three years to develop, in contrast to Vista, which took five years and has been unpopular with buyers. The new operating system was as a beta in January and has had largely positive reviews.
Microsoft should avoid the problems the similar campaign caused because Windows 7 shouldn't need a major hardware upgrade over existing systems. Under the scheme, which is still being finalised, users who buy a computer with Windows Vista Home Premium, or a more expensive flavour of the operating system, will get a free upgrade to Windows 7. The company is also instituting a scheme to ensure sales don't die off in the meantime called Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program. The release will mean the operating system will be in place in time for the crucial Christmas shopping period, when hardware sales are strongest. We also expect to be able to make RTM code for Windows Server 2008 R2 available to our partners in this time frame as well.” “We anticipate that we’ll be able to make the RTM code for Windows 7 available to our partners sometime in the 2nd half of July. “Release To Manufacturing (RTM) is an important milestone,” he wrote. In an announcement on the company's Windows blog Brandon LeBlanc, Windows communications manager said that the launch date was now set and the compnay would begin selling the new operating system earlier than the previously announced date of 2010.įinal code development will be finished this month and manufacturers will start getting the code next month he said, at which point Windows Server 2008 should also be ready.
Microsoft has confirmed that the official release date for the new Windows 7 operating system will be October 22nd. Just like XP, the legendry OS martyred after serving its fan for beyond 14 years (2001.
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