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Speculation: Windows 7 Beta at CES
There's new evidence tonight that Microsoft is aiming to have the beta version of Windows 7 ready in time to show off for the Consumer Electronics Show in early January -- giving further credence to the theory that Microsoft is aiming to release the new operating system in time for the 2009 holiday season.
On the AeroXperience blog, Bryant Zadegan says he has confirmed that the beta is expected to be available to attendees of the MSDN Developers Conference in January. And over on Neowin, Tom Warren offers some additional evidence and concludes that the Consumer Electronics Show in would be the logical place for a grand unveiling. Ed Bott at ZDNet agrees.
"Any public release would come only after that first demo, which makes the January 13 date a nearly perfect fit for public availability," Bott writes.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is scheduled to give the pre-CES keynote on Jan. 7, taking Bill Gates' traditional slot.
On another front, Microsoft continues to tweak Windows 7's predecessor. Windows executive Mike Nash today announced plans for a wider release of the Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta starting later this week. A final version of Vista SP2 should be released sometime in the first half of next year, according to Nash's post.
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