Microsoft is aiming for a Windows 7 release in the 2009 Holiday Season

We’ve received further reassurance from Microsoft that Windows 7 development is on schedule, and that focus remains on having Windows 7 released in Q4 2009. Microsoft has not confirmed or promised any release date as of yet to avoid any bad PR should something happen that will cause them to miss the release date.

This is what Cnet had to say about Howe’s presentation at WinHEC:

The slides and Howe’s presentation appeared to confirm what has been widely speculated–but something Microsoft has not outright said–namely that Windows 7 is aimed to ship around mid-year, in time to be on machines that ship for the 2009 holiday buying season. After the session, Howe essentially confirmed that Microsoft is aiming Windows 7 for the holidays.

“Definitely the holiday focus is going to be on 7,” Howe told me.

That being said, Howe does not actually confirm anything other than saying that they are focusing on next year’s holiday season. The release date is still subject to change, but at least we all know that a 2009 holiday release is very probable.

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