Microsoft Announces Release of Windows 7 in 2009

Although the release of Windows 7 this year has been publicly discussed for quite a while, Microsoft officially announced on Monday that Windows 7 will be released in 2009. It is anticipated that release will occur in time for the operating system to be available for the coming holiday season. According to Microsoft Senior Vice President Bill Veghte, "a holiday release is accomplishable".

A Windows 7 pre-release version, referred to as a Release Candidate or "RC" of the operating system is still due to be released to developers in the July to August timeframe.

This is great news as Windows 7 is, in my opinion, is superior to Vista. Even early beta versions appear to be more stable and out-perform Vista. Many companies and consumers skipped upgrading to Vista and many even downgraded their systems to Windows XP. Many in the industry expressed that it felt like Vista was rushed out the door before it was finished. All in all, Windows 7 appears to be the "finished" version of Vista.

Via WindowsITPro