Falling back, Microsoft will announce 'Windows 7' release on the year-end shopping season this year

When the various rumors were muddy when it was released "Windows 7However, Microsoft announced that it will be released this holiday season.

Although it is Microsoft who often officially announces the date of release officially, it is very much interesting whether it really can be released within this year this time.

For details such as graphs showing the decline of Windows share in the whole OS, details are as follows.
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According to Microsoft's official website, Microsoft's latest OS "Windows 7" and "Windows Server 2008 R2" will be on the conference held in Los Angeles, USAAmerican holiday season (after late November)It was released that it was released to.

By the way, when saying "year end" in Japan, it is the image of the end of December, but the year end in the United States (holiday season) is a word pointing to New Year from the 4th Thursday of November. "Hanukkah" which is a Jewish holiday · "Christmas" to celebrate the birth of Christ · "Kwanza" celebrating the culture of African-American, many holidays (holiday) are settled at this time, so "holiday season" and There seems to be a theory that it is being called.

Also, in Windows 7Developer blog"As long as you get enough feedback on the RC version, you will enter the release process for the manufacturing process and aim for the goal of releasing a PC with Windows 7 in the holiday season", so it is stated at the shop front during the holiday shopping season It seems that it is almost fixed that PCs equipped with Windows 7 are lined up.

Because the current latest OS "Windows Vista" struggled unexpectedly, it seems that it is thought that it is trying to rework by releasing Windows 7 soon.

The graph below shows OS share. Considering that the share of "Windows Vista" has not increased by 10% despite the fact that the share of "Window XP" has declined by about 10% since last May, the OS share of Windows has decreased substantially You will be there. Considering that the share of other OS is growing, it is considered that more people are switching from Windows to other OS. If you look at this graph, it may be inevitable to try to dispatch a new OS in a hurry.
OS market share


"Windows XP" released in 2001 centered on low-priced mini notes such as "EeePC" and "Aspire One" is still popular Microsoft, but can you rewind greatly with the arrival of Windows 7 Cow. I am very anxious.