Microsoft to Release Windows 7 Release Mid ’09, Reveals Vista Improvement Program

Windows 7 is set to drop mid-year 2009, says Microsoft

At Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), an important yearly event for the tech giant, new hardware details on the upcoming Windows 7 weren’t the only revelation that Microsoft had in store. Perhaps the most significant development of the conference came as a minor clarification — Microsoft set a solid timeframe for when it plans to release Windows 7, barring unforeseen problems.

Originally, speculation was that Microsoft might field a Windows Vista successor in 2011 or 2012 as there was over 5 years between the release of Windows XP and Windows Vista. However, with less than glowing reception of Vista, largely due to poor hardware partner support and a large footprint, Microsoft stepped up its efforts to launch its new Windows OS, which would set right the places where Vista went wrong.

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