Windows 7 will be released earlier than planned

It is learned that the next version of the operating system from Microsoft can come out ahead of schedule. One of the first test version of Windows 7 has been sent to key partners of the company, according to TG Daily.

Despite the fact that the yield of the new operating system was scheduled for 2010, the software giant, apparently revised plan for the development and release date. As a result, Windows 7 can go in the second half of next year.

The current version of the new operating system, proposed to test the partners of Microsoft, is available in English only in the 32- bit and 64- bit version. An interesting feature of Windows 7 is that it can work with multiple video cards from different manufacturers. Also, in a test build of the operating system already includes a new version of Media Center.

In addition, it is expected that Windows 7 will have new opportunities when working with touch screens and a new mini -kernel MinWin, which takes only 40 MB.

The next test version of the OS - M2, is scheduled for April-May this year, the M3 will have to go in the third quarter of 2008. After that, see the light of the beta and release candidate, but particularly on the timing of their release has not reported.

The rationale for reducing the time to develop a new operating system, perhaps, was the cool reception of Windows Vista, and the pressure on Microsoft by the computer manufacturers, as a result, the company extended the selling Windows XP until the end of June 2008, noted in Electronista.