Windows 7 goes on sale October 22nd

We knew good and well the next iteration of Windows would be generally available this fall, but now we've a date to circle in our datebooks: October 22nd. Yep, the fourth Thursday in the tenth month of this year will mark the first date in which you -- the general consumer -- can purchase Win7, which gives you plenty of time to figure out which of the 94 variants will suit you best. Have fun!

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[munchies Posted Jun 2nd 2009 1:59PM]

Sweet. So an RTM build so be out on the nets by August.

[munchies Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:00PM]

*should*

[MegaJapan Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:04PM]

Yah...

[superhobo Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:37PM]

Fernando:
Even you're laughing at OSX

[One Love Posted Jun 2nd 2009 3:10PM]

bailout. :)

[Phenoum Posted Jun 2nd 2009 3:34PM]

I know JTops makes an appearance on here from time to time. Is there ANY possible way you can get your Apple-happy, MS Bashing sarcastic writers to release real/insightful news ? How about a nice big fat review article about how insignificant the choice of versions will be for 98% of consumers out there? Maybe a Win7 hub that answers ppl's GD questions instead of sparking the endless MS / Apple debates? Might steal some constructive hits from sites like CNet that actually review products like this and HELP consumers.

The multiple versions 'situation' is being blown 500x out of proportion in EVERY ENGADGET story that touches on it, and it's getting quite old. Of course this will probably be ignored and simply fuel your Mac-happy slaves into more bantering, but hey - It might be nice to get something useful on this site from time to time.

[Joao Cagao Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:04PM]

PHENOUM HAZ A MAD!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:08PM]

8 months 4 days after my Bithday! Woot!!

[chispito Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:29PM]

Remember: for Linux, choice is good. For Windows, choice is bad. For OSX, it's irrelevant because Apple makes all your decisions for you.

[Sisyphus Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:33PM]

Phenoum,

I agree with you, but it doesn't have anything to do with being "mac happy."

Its a blog, after all, and while it would be nice sometimes to see a post without the trite snarkiness, I imagine it keeps the readership high. Plus, its not like Engadget is involved in the "Mac vs. PC" comment debate (they may have their own personal preferences, but they rarely get involved unless someone makes a personal attack).

For those of us intelligent enough to make our own decisions and wade through the FUD about Windows products, its really just something to laugh (or roll your eyes) at.

That said, if you say something enough times, people start to believe it -- which explains a lot about general attitudes toward Vista (most of the people who have an opinion about it have never used it).

I look forward to using Windows 7, but I'll wait until my next rig to install (in 2-3 years). Right now I'm completley satisfied with my copy of Vista 64 Ultimate.

[VampireHunterZ Posted Jun 2nd 2009 5:26PM]

Hey! Where is the freaking IE icon. Come on, IE8 is actually nice and standards compliant.

[Floyd Posted Jun 2nd 2009 8:20PM]

@ VampireHunter Z

Because... Firefox 3 is a whole lot better?

[KAL326 Posted Jun 3rd 2009 11:32AM]

RTM looks to be end of July.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/02/technology/microsoft_windows.reut/index.htm?postversion=2009060215

Hopefully on Technet and MSDN then as well. :-)

[xCrunk Posted Jun 2nd 2009 1:59PM]

Yay! day after my birthday! Woot!

[Templarian Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:03PM]

Not the day after my Birthday, but I'm still getting it.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:05PM]

It's in the same year as my birthday, GET IN!

[3rdman Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:06PM]

2 days before mine! :D

And seriously, Engadget, you might be acting sarcastic or something, but enough with the "94 flavors of Win7" crap.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:11PM]

You must have missed the unwritten law of Engadget: It is forbidden to publish anything about MS without at least one sarky remark.

[Collman Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:16PM]

3 days before mine!
EVERYONE GET IN!

[Eastman Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:23PM]

7 days b4 mine :-)))) ..

not that i be gettin this lol

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:31PM]

lol, windows 7 releases 7 days after my birthday.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:35PM]

true, i just noticed.
& and I thought people were exaggerating about the engadget bias.
Not very professional if you ask me.

[dizubb Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:36PM]

Only 8 months and 1 day after mine!

[UnixSystemsEngineer Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:43PM]

oh come on, 3rdman/Mark... The absurd # of variants of Windows deserves a snarky remark.
Quit acting all butthurt. A snide comment here or there isn't going to stop anyone from buying it, and even if it did, it'd be no skin off your nose.

/didn't realize the internets were now supposed to self-censor so as to avoid hurting fanboys' feelings

[waterwagen Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:44PM]

8 days after mine. Woot!

Wait, why do I care?

[pballinuyasha Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:55PM]

Double the day in October my b-day is! (11th for you to lazy to do the math ^_^ )

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:58PM]

@USE

Well, no they don't as the vast majority of consumers will buy Home Premium equipped machines in the same way they bought XP Home machines despite XP having multiple versions.

It's not a difficult concept to grasp.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 3:17PM]

@ Mark Anderson:

I thought the unwritten law of Engadget was you don't comment negatively (period!) about Microsoft or positively (period!) about Apple (or Sony...or Nintendo...or Linux...) without bringing the commenter horde down upon you?

The commenters have made Engadget the WinSuperSite of gadget blogs, where anti-Microsoft dissent will not be tolerated.

[Joao Cagao Posted Jun 2nd 2009 3:33PM]

@quix
"The commenters have made Engadget the WinSuperSite of gadget blogs, where anti-Microsoft dissent will not be tolerated."

or anything pro-Apple for that matter. The Engadget comments section is the Mecca for MS Fanboys.

[JustinM Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:00PM]

Day *of* my birthday.

That means I get a free copy, right? Right? Please?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:10PM]

8 months 4 days after my Bithday! Woot!!

[arash Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:11PM]

wow 7000 days after my birthday(the day that i came out)

[salohcin Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:43PM]

Nicholas Angel: Oy! When's your birthday?
Underage Drinker #1: 22nd of February.
Nicholas Angel: What year?
Underage Drinker #1: Every year!

[Standish Posted Jun 2nd 2009 5:25PM]

MINE TOO!!!!!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 5:38PM]

8 days before my birthday and the day of my brother's birthday.

[Stapyhlococcus Posted Jun 2nd 2009 5:48PM]

Only 14 months away from my birthday :)

[fikhl Posted Jun 2nd 2009 6:44PM]

+1 nphieb for mentioning Hot Fuzz!

BTW, Windows 7 FTW!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:00PM]

I'll be buying a copy that day!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:40PM]

@superhobo: It used to be way worse. Remember Conrad Quilty-Harper's articles?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 3:34PM]

This is the first time I've had the comment system go awry on me. Sorry, Jazzwall.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:00PM]

It's time to play "Choose a windows 7"!!!!!!

[Heywatchitbuddy Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:03PM]

God would people stop with this.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:08PM]

You shouldn't take things so seriously.
It's all in good fun!

[rodneyha Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:15PM]

I'll catch them all and be the Windows 7 master. Hopefully I'll be able to beat the Elite 4.

[Heywatchitbuddy Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:17PM]

Not just you, Engadget keeps trolling with the "OMG i cant deside wich version to get!!!" shtick. I guess they don't like consumers saving money and getting the version with the features they need..

[Superevil Posted Jun 2nd 2009 2:46PM]

As much as I hate to agree h has a point. There should be only two versions, Home and Professional/Ultimate

[GeekPI Posted Jun 2nd 2009 3:04PM]

Yeah, it's a real tough decision, because this is what you'll see on the store shelves - Home, Professional or Ultimate.

Wow, that's a hard choice.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 3:52PM]

Badger et al - That's because Apple has already shown us how you do it right. One version of OS X client. One version of OS X Server.

Done. That's how you do it. If Microsoft would just do that, there would be no need for snarky comments. But they insist on being stupid about it, so the snarky comments will continue.

[allislost Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:42PM]

@Zack

That fact that you just said that is proof that you know nothing. Apple and MS are two different companies with 2 different business strategies. so please stfu

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2009 4:51PM]

@GeekPI:

Not even that. Just Home Premium and Professional. AFAIK, Ultimate won't be available at retail... only online.