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We recently saw the RC (Release Candidate) of Windows 7 made available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers and are also expecting it to be publicly available on May 5, now it appears that we have a release date for the final release.  Of course, I do say “appears” and remain pretty skeptical of that date because the news, or should I say rumor, is not coming from Microsoft, but instead Acer.

It seems that Bobby Watkins who Acer’s UK MD recently told Pocket-lint that;

“23rd October is the date the Windows 7 will be available.”

Just where that date came from remains a mystery, however he also confirmed that Acer would be shipping a new all-on-one PC, the Z5600 beginning on October 23 and that it would have Windows 7 “pre-loaded.”

Not that I fully believe this release date is accurate, however assuming for a second that it is—this could be an interesting release.  This would mean that Windows 7, an operating system that seems to be building some traction is going to be available for the holiday shopping season. If nothing else, I would say that we are getting close, in other words you may want to hold off on grabbing a new PC just yet and see how things look in a month or two.

Read [Pocket-Lint]