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Acer says that Windows 7 will be available October 23, 2009

Kevin Weiner
30 April 2009 - 17:43
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According to Pocket Lint, Acer has confirmed that Windows 7 will be available on October 23 on their new all-in-one Z5600 PC. Acer has also confirmed that any Vista based PC purchased 30 days prior will receive a free upgrade to Windows 7.

While we still don't have an official release date from Microsoft yet, and even though there has been an internal release date of January 30, 2010 set, rumors have been flying around saying that Windows 7 may be released sometime later this year.
With the public release of the release candidate right around the corner, and development towards the RTM already on track, it's possible that Acer's release date could be true.

This week, Microsoft Senior Vice President Bill Veghte told Paul Thurrott that "a holiday release is accomplishable."

What do you think, Neowin? Could Acer's date signal a possible release date for Windows 7, or is it still to early to tell yet?

Comments (46)

  1. +warwagon - 30 April 2009 - 17:47

    Sounds about right.

  2. excalpius - 30 April 2009 - 20:03

    Acer has a LOT of shovelware to slipstream into new machines.

    BTW, you'll see other OEMs to market with Windows 7 machines sooner than this.

  3. Lord Ba'al - 01 May 2009 - 01:58

    warwagon said,
    Sounds about right.

    Yes, with the RC already out (and the public release coming in a few days), I'd be really surprised if if took them until end of next January to release Rtm.

    It took then about five months from Beta to RC, and it shouldn't take them any more from RC to Rtm (rather less).

  4. pauldr777 - 30 April 2009 - 17:48

    I'm going to hold out to see what Microsoft says about this, but if this is the release date that would be awesome, as I am not a very patient person :P

  5. Klownicle - 30 April 2009 - 17:49

    Wow.. thats really soon.

  6. lee27 - 30 April 2009 - 18:19

    I'm skeptical because an RTM usually appears two months before it's general release making it around the end of August which is possible but about 3 or 4 weeks too early but I hope I'm wrong.

  7. excalpius - 30 April 2009 - 19:47

    I've said since last year that...

    RC - End of April...BINGO!
    RTM - End of July (a showstopper would means beginning of August, but I don't see that happening)

    On store shelves in September (or OCT, depending on OEM) in time for Christmas shopping season.

  8. sibot - 30 April 2009 - 18:25

    And we get to hear it from Acer :P!

  9. +x-byte - 30 April 2009 - 18:38

    Almost the same date as XP... I'm guessing September/October myself. The Holiday and the new semester is very important. MS would want to make it available around that time.

  10. profets - 30 April 2009 - 18:39

    i would have to think that MS would be pushing to have a fall/Q4 launch for windows7. Didn't XP have a few RCs in late summer and hit retail shelves in october? , and Vista have a few RCs around september and hit RTM in november, retail in january? i'd think with how well windows 7 has been and RC being out now that it should definitely be doable to have Windows 7 launch at retail in september/october

  11. excalpius - 01 May 2009 - 19:39

    XP was just a retread of the NT/2000 kernel/code, so it was relatively easy to guarantee the Xmas release they always want.

    Vista was the second pass at rewriting everything from the ground up and it still wasn't 100% baked when it came out of the oven in Nov/Jan.

    But, like XP, Windows 7 is a polish of a previous codebase (Vista), which is why I've been telling people since last year what the release schedule will be...and why I've been dead on.

  12. jamesVault - 30 April 2009 - 18:50

    welcome to the crapware world of Acer:

      Acer eAudio
      Acer eDataSecurity Management
      Acer eFramework Empowering Technology
      Acer eLock Management
      Acer eNet Management
      Acer ePower Management
      Acer eSetting Management
      Acer LaunchManager
      Acer Arcade Deluxe
      Acer GridVista
      Acer Mobility Center Add-on
      Acer ePerformance Management
      Norton 360 trial
      ...

  13. devHead - 30 April 2009 - 19:04

    What do you expect from OEMs? Acer is just about the same as all the other crapware loaded machines from Dell, HP, EMachines, etc.

    What's sad is that people will judge the speed of Windows 7 based on these OEM installs that are filled with their garbage and have 17 apps run at Startup even though they're not needed. Like all the e[insert bloatware name here] stuff. LaunchManager? Who needs something like that? eFramework Empowering Technology? What the heck!!

    Microsoft should crack down on these OEMs a little more.

  14. C_Guy - 30 April 2009 - 19:13

    Yes, tThey should... but the EU and DoJ would have a temper tantrum.

  15. Thunderbuck - 30 April 2009 - 20:43

    Acer wants to differentiate their products from every other PC manufacturers'. They do this by adding their own features, some of which are hardware, some are software. Basic marketing.

    And, yes, I've owned Acer PCs. Yes, their software "features" are crapware. But since they build 'em, they have the right to send them out the door however they see fit.

    You don't like 'em, don't buy 'em.

  16. lt8480 - 01 May 2009 - 00:01

    Zoostorm from ebuyer = no crapware whatsoever.

  17. +pasty2k2 - 01 May 2009 - 02:32

    mmck said,
    Zoostorm from ebuyer = no crapware whatsoever.

    Build it yourself = whatever you want.

  18. Jaron - 01 May 2009 - 03:50

    devHead said,
    Microsoft should crack down on these OEMs a little more.

    I remember reading that they are trying to do something about it. The new taskbar notification is one way they are addressing this issue. There might be something in MS new agreement about keeping the desktop completely clear aside form the Recycle bin.

  19. LiquidSolstice - 01 May 2009 - 06:35

    pasty2k2 said,
    Build it yourself = whatever you want.

    +1

  20. Nidoking - 30 April 2009 - 18:59

    October 23 sounds accurate to me. RC1 is extremely stable (as was Beta 1, too), and frankly, I think Windows 7 is good enough for release as it stands now.

    Not to mention October 23 will be in time for the lucrative holiday shopping season, which Microsoft missed with Windows Vista.

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