Windows 7 will be here by the holidays, Microsoft has revealed.

JR Raphael, PC World
May 11, 2009 3:33 pm

The company officially announced the operating system would become available "in time for the holiday shopping season" on Monday, making reports of an October Windows 7 release appear all the more reliable.
The date may only be months away, but for Microsoft engineers, the work is far from finished. Here's a look at what'll happen behind-the-scenes between now and the release date, and what could still change within the Windows 7 software.    [Comments...]