The M2 code drop is currently scheduled for April/May 2008, M3 will follow in the third quarter. If Microsoft will be able to keep the H2 2009 RTM (and most likely) release date in place, the company will have two busy. A new version of the Media center is already integrated in this software, but supports PC speakers only at this time. ![]() An interesting feature that has been highlighted by Microsoft is the ability of the M1 software to handle a heterogeneous graphics system consisting of multiple graphics cards from different vendors. The current M1 drop is available to Microsoft partners in English only and has shipped in x86 and 圆4 versions. Microsoft declined to comment on this date. While it has generally been believed that Windows 7 was scheduled for a 2010 debut, Microsoft has revised the roadmap and apparently moved up the release date by a few months: A recently distributed roadmap of the OS lists a release to manufacturing in H2 2009. ![]() A roadmap received by TG Daily indicates that the new operating system will be introduced in the second half of 2009. Chicago (IL) - Several industry sources have confirmed to TG Daily that a very early version of Windows 7, previously code-named Blackcomb Vienna, already has been shipped to “key partners” as a “Milestone 1” (M1) code drop for validation purposes.
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