Finally! Microsoft has confirmed the release date of Windows 7. If you are struggling with Windows Vista, or just can’t wait for an excuse to buy a new machine, Windows 7 will be available to buy from October 22nd. The official date comes via CNET from an interview with Bill Veghte, senior vice president for the Windows Business at Microsoft. With that date in place Microsoft are now planning a number of interim dates to hit in order to meet that release window. The first of those is the end date for development on what will be the shipped version. No specific date is given, but it is expected to be before the end of July.
In order to put customer’s minds at rest, and hopefully keep PCs running Vista selling, Microsoft will also be introducing a guarantee system where anyone buying a Vista PC from a set date onwards will get a free upgrade to Windows 7, or at the very least a discount on that upgrade.
The price of the different versions has yet to be set, but if previous comments made by Dell are to be believed we can expect higher prices than Vista. With the October release date now in place it shouldn’t be long before we find out.
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