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Early Windows 7 will be out at PDC

By Ina Fried, CNET News.com
September 25, 2008
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Early-Windows-7-will-be-out-at-PDC/0,130061733,339292228,00.htm

Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday in the US that developers attending a Microsoft conference next month will get an early version of Windows 7 to take home.

In a blog posting, Microsoft said that those at the Professional Developers Conference, scheduled for October 27-30 in Los Angeles, would get a pre-beta version of Windows 7.

"With Windows 7 at PDC2008 you will see advances across the full range of Windows, including the kernel, networking, hardware and devices, and user-interface," Microsoft said.

One thing that won't be part of Windows 7 are the e-mail, photo-editing and movie-making applications that were part of Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to make those available as downloadable Windows Live applications.

Late 2009 is the tentative target date for a general release of Windows 7. Screenshots of recent internal builds of Windows 7 have been making the rounds on various enthusiast sites.