Acer’s UK marketing director Bobby Watkins tells Pocket Lint that “23rd October is the date the Windows 7 will be available.” Better news: If buy a PC 30 days before, you get Windows 7 free.
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-to-offer-free-vista-to-7-upgrade-starting-in-5152455
Admittedly, we’re somewhat dubious of that specific date—it seems a little too specific, a little too early—but we’re pretty comfortable with the idea of Windows 7 launching by fall, given that RC1 went out to MSDN subscribers today, with public at large getting a crack on May 5 and the fact that most people expected it to be out in July.
https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-release-candidate-1-publicly-available-may-5-5226877
Acer could very well be talking out of their acerhole, but I’d still say it’s officially “wait until Windows 7 comes out to buy a new PC” season. [Pocket Lint]
