I quoted your post and got this from our resident GEEK
Lol no chance. 2010 is the very earliest they will release it.
Late2010/early 2011 is the Microsoft estimate, and that was a matter of months ago when the codename changed from Vienna.
They have to get 7 right, its already 3 years behind schedule, so if they even dare to rush it, bang goes Microsoft's share of the home computer market.
Microsoft and Bill Gates know full well this is likely to be their final complete revision of the worlds favourite operating system; take up of Vista is slow, with many IT professionals still opting for Windows XP and 2003 over Windows Vista and 2008. If they fook it up, the world will not forget it, and it will be goodbye to Microsoft.
Where did you get this report... it seems rather odd, why is Bill Gates apparently calling it the "successor to Vista" - its actually the successor to Windows XP.
The annoying thing is he's normally right
