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Windows 7 shipping dates revealed

Compal president lets slip date during an investor conference

The president of Compal Electronics has stated that Windows 7 will be shipping as a pre-installed operating system as early as September this year.

He told an investor conference that: “According to current planning, it should be late September or early October.”

Microsoft remains true to its official statement that Windows 7 will ship in January 2010, however it has been speculated that this is to avoid any potential embarrassment over unexpected delays.

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Compal Electronics manufactures laptop PC for Hewlett Packard and Acer.

Source: Bloomberg

Tags: Compal, Microsoft, Release, Windows 7

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