Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Release in 2010

In previous reports, the only information we could obtain from Microsoft was: the development cycle for the next generation operating system "Windows 7" after Vista is 3 years. But the question is, when does the 3-year period start? Even if we consider the release date of Vista as the start of Windows 7's development, there are two possible dates because the commercial version of Windows Vista was released as early as November 2006, while the global retail launch was not until the end of January 2007. This has led to many questions when estimating the actual release date of Windows 7.

Recently, a Microsoft representative...