With the warm reception and the solid feel of the Windows 7 public beta, most are expecting the new operating system from Microsoft sooner rather than later. Microsoft, however, has remained tight-lipped on any earlier-than-expected release date, even hedging that we may not see it until 2010.
Microsoft has told everyone that Windows 7 may not ship until early 2010, but we’re starting to see signs pointing to a release that will happen sometime this year. Granted, the original date the software giant gave was for 2010, and it would be foolish for the company to promise a new date if it is still unsure if it can deliver.
Even at CES 2009, just when Microsoft announced the Windows 7 public beta, Windows executive Bill Veghte said regarding either a 2009 or 2010 release, “I'm telling them that it could go either way. ... We will ship it when the quality is right, and earlier is always better, but not at the cost of ecosystem support and not at the cost of quality.”
The Inquirer points to a webcast where Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich said that Windows 7 would be sent to manufacture three years after Vista did the same, which was in October 2006. Of course, that could be an approximate ballpark date, but it does lend hope for those who really want Windows 7 in time for Christmas.
CNet cites PC industry sources as saying that they have heard that Windows 7 is on track for a holiday release, which is what OEMs want as it would help boost sales of new computers.
It’s hard to see Windows 7 not being ready for consumption for another 10 months. The public beta that some enthusiasts are running as their primary OS is set to expire on August 1, 2009. It would be an all-too-perfect situation if those users would be able to transfer from the beta version to the final version, though expecting Windows 7 to be in a retail box by summer might be a little optimistic.
Still, the evidence is growing. Just last week we saw an early proposal for the free upgrade program for those who purchase a Vista-equipped machine after July 1, 2009.
There is a huge mobile phone conference going on in Barcelona maybe write up something about that.
HAHA No doubt !
It's kinda like ordering a steak at a restaurant, after you've eaten your meal you get the check and see the price of the steak is higher than the menu price. You ask the waiter and he tells you the steak was harder to cook than originally thought, so the cook passes on his extra effort onto you in the form of more money.
Is that an honest thing to do (both the restaurant & Microsoft)?????
It's kinda like ordering a steak at a restaurant, after you've eaten your meal you get the check and see the price of the steak is higher than the menu price. You ask the waiter and he tells you the steak was harder to cook than originally thought, so the cook passes on his extra effort onto you in the form of more money.
Is that an honest thing to do (both the restaurant & Microsoft)?????
asking vista customers to pay $220 to upgrade is to say the least poor judgement. someone at microsoft needs to be replaced.
i'm certainly not going to pay for it. i'll continue to run xp, i'll run linux, i'm shopping around for osx box. i've been with microsoft since ibm pc pc-dos 1.0. that is right 1.0 since the first pc. i owned one. never owned a mac. in my personal opinion microsoft is losing it's grip on the os. it's failing to innovate, deliver value to its customers. while we all love our xbox360's and their visual studio products, its lost its focus. oh by the way although i own two copies of windows office 2007, i still run office 2003, does what i need without the bloat.
"We all know Windows Vista was a poorly written operating system"
Do we? I'm not having any problems with it. There were certainly some hardware compatibility issues when it first came out, but those have been sorted out.
"Now, Microsoft wants us to pay full price, actually more than Vista's price, for the correction in the form of Windows 7"
Do you have a crystal ball? Because MS has said absolutely nothing about pricing for Windows 7, which is still in beta.
Reported by whom?
here from cnet
http://news.cnet.com/the-case-for-the-$50-windows-7-upgrade/
i've seen it as high as $200-$250 for windows 7 ultimate upgrade, ouch!
and windows 7, i did not use beta, but I think it'll be great, and greater than Vista.
and the pricing, it's too soon to determine the pricing, so we wait.
and the release date, I would only rely on MS's confirmation