Windows 7 On Track For Holiday Season
An executive at Microsoft said on Monday that the software giant is on track for releasing its Windows 7 operating system in time for the holidays.
So far, Microsoft has been very vague on the specific timing of its new operating system, being careful not to disappoint customers. However, it is broadly targeting that the end of this year or beginning of next will be the time of release.
"Windows 7 is tracking well for holiday availability," Bill Veghte, senior vice president of Microsoft’s Windows business said at an event on Monday, citing good test results on the early version of the system released to developers and the public over the past few weeks.
Last week, Microsoft released a nearly-final version of Windows 7 as a beta that was open to public for feedback.
The users were able to download the Windows 7 software from Microsoft’s website and install it on computers to test the operating system.
Once the feedback is received, Microsoft will start making adjustments to the software. After this is done, the next stage is to hand the system to PC makers and install it on machines to be sold in stores.
"Ultimately, our partners will determine when their PCs are available in market," said Sinofsky in his blog. "If the feedback and telemetry on Windows 7 match our expectations then we will enter the final phases of the RTM process in about three months."
If this happens, the company would be on track for a holiday release.
Microsoft’s Vista release went under criticism when the expected release date was for the 2006 holiday season, but instead was released in 2007. The company offered a free upgrade to Vista for customers who bought computers during the season, but some of them were found to be inadequate to run the operating system.
The Vista operating system also went under scrutiny due to complaints of it being too hard to use, as well as it being incompatible with low-powered machines.
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