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bloomberg.com - 2/26/2009
BloomBerg: Microsoft May Ship Windows in September, Compal Says (Update3)
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Microsoft Corp. may begin shipping its Windows 7 operating system as early as the third quarter, months before the software maker’s official prediction, a computer-industry executive said. “According to current planning, it should be late September or early October,” said Ray Chen, president ...
Exclusive: Windows 7 RC set for April 10, 2009
neowin.net - 2/21/2009
Exclusive: Windows 7 RC set for April 10, 2009
— neowin.net — There have been so many dates flying around concerning the upcoming Release Candidate for Windows 7, and... it's beginning to become a daily subject in the blogosphere. Just when you thought that we were going to see a Windows 7 RC by the end of ... (more) Exclusive: Windows 7 RC set for April 10, 2009

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Windows 7 Beta Review
overclockersclub.com - 2/24/2009
Windows 7 Beta Review
— overclockersclub.com — Introduction We all know that just about every computer is different. Some are built for gaming, some... for word processing, others are just designed for watching movies. However, there is one thing that all computers have in common; an operating ... (more) Windows 7 Beta Review

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Microsoft said shipping Windows 7 in Sept.
electronista.com - 2/26/2009
Microsoft said shipping Windows 7 in Sept.
— electronista.com — Microsoft could have Windows 7 on shipping PCs by September, Compal president Ray Chen said today at... an investor's conference. The PC contractor executive understands from plans that the software should be available in either late September or early ... (more) Microsoft said shipping Windows 7 in Sept.

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Fudzilla:  Microsoft to ship Windows 7 in September

DV Hardware:  Compal: Windows 7 slated for late September, early October

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Microsoft to ship Windows 7 in September
Fudzilla — Image According to Compal president According to Ray Chen, president of Taiwanese notebook maker Compal, Microsoft could start shipping Windows 7 in late Q3. According to current planning, it should be late September or early October, said Chen, and Microsoft has not confirmed nor denied his claims. Chen expects the new OS could boost PC sales, although he expects global notebook shipments will grow just slightly, by 5 million, from 120 million in 2008 to 125 million units in 2009. Windows 7 was originally expected to launch in early 2010, 3 years after Vista, which launched in January 2007. Recent reports, however, indicate Microsoft could launch a ...

Compal: Windows 7 slated for late September, early October
DV Hardware — ... Compal president Ray Chen said Microsoft is planning to release the Windows 7 operating system in late September of early October: ...

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Windows 7 shipping this Fall... according to Compal, anyway — Engadget
While Steve Ballmer himself declared that Windows Mobile 7 would be coming out next year, we've got a somewhat less reliable source suggesting that the desktop version of Win7 will be landing this fall. Ray Chen, president of Taipei-based Compal Electronics, was quoted as saying that ...