Usually all auguries of keenly anticipated technologies originate from anonymous sources, and yet excitement mounts with every unsubstantiated bit of news. Keeping that tradition alive, rumors related to Windows 7 are escalating. Now, according to a report on ZDNet, Windows 7 beta 1 won’t arrive in October/November, as the website previously speculated, but in December.
The report that cites unnamed sources – no surprises – further claims that Microsoft has supplied some of its most intimate customers and partners with alpha builds of the OS designated M1 and M2 (M stands for milestone); M3 is in the works per the sources. A beta release by the end of this year will almost ensure the release of Windows 7 in late 2009 or early 2010; therefore, this delay won’t have a huge impact on Windows 7 release plans.
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[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/opulent_rigs_0
[2] http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1582
[3] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/a_closer_look_windows_7s_approach_system_performance
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/engineering_windows_7_faster_boot_performance
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/windows_7_on_track_vista_acceptance_up_redmond_says
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[12] http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/software_news
[13] http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/windows_7
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