software giant Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday to release the Windows 7 code to manufacturers of personal computers (PC), so they have machines with the new operating system in in stores in late October. Continue Reading
The move means that Hewlett-Packard Co , Dell Inc, Acer Inc and other manufacturers may begin to develop new PCs and laptops with the operating system, successor to the unpopular Vista. Both Microsoft and the manufacturers hope that the release of Windows 7 , set for Oct. 22, will help lift sales of PC held by the global economic crisis and give the holiday selling season year-end an extra boost.
The manufacturers have been testing early versions of Windows 7 by several months, but this week marks the launch of the "gold code" as an executive of Lenovo Group Ltd , referring to the way the software industry calls the finished product.
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