Windows 7 on sale Oct 22, 2009
Seattle Times is reporting that Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will go on sale October 22nd, 2009.
There is speculation that there will be upgrades bundled with any PCs sold with Windows Vista up to 2 months before the release date. This would ensure that the back to school season goes well, and would let users upgrade to Windows 7 after the October 22nd release date.
From the article -
PC makers and resellers will offer free upgrades to Windows 7 for people who buy a new computer running the Home Premium, Business or Ultimate version of Windows Vista shortly before Windows 7 arrives. However, Microsoft did not say whether the upgrade program will begin in time for back-to-school shopping, another crucial period for the PC industry.
The WIndows 7 Team blog had confirmed that Windows 7 would be out in time for the holiday season – However, they haven’t yet given us a date, and its good to have Seattle Times supply the vital information.
Ramifications of a Windows 7 Oct 22nd release
- Taking the upgrade into account, a lot of people would start buying PCs from around 1-2 months before the release date.
- The holiday season should be very good for PCs.
- Windows 7 having a netbook optimized Starter flavor, now with no ‘atmost 3 apps at a time’ restriction, means that netbooks will continue to favor Windows over other OSes.
- The new Touch Pack means we will begin to see interest grow, and PC manufacturers get the chance to show off new hardware and, equally importantly, sell new hardware.
- Apple’s Snow Leopard doesn’t really get a chance to make headway this holiday season.
Windows 7 is a really good operating system and a release in time for the 2009 holiday season is good news for Microsoft and PC manufacturers.
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