Windows 7 in-depth technical info to be divulged in October
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Windows 7, in large part, has remained fairly elusive thus far. Granted, we wouldn’t expect anything different given that it’s still years out from being formally titled and pushed to market, but it’s still great to hear that we’ll be hearing more shortly. The new Engineering Windows 7 (E7 for short) blog, which is penned by engineering managers Jon DeVaan and Steven Sinofsky, points to two upcoming conferences in which “in-depth technical information about Windows 7″ will be revealed. The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) on October 27 will the first of the two, and the aforementioned duo has promised to keep a steady stream of details flowing on their blog during the run-up. Are you on the edge of that seat yet?
[Via CNET]
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