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So there it is, peeps. The “general availability” date (the date when you can walk into a store and buy a copy of one of Windows 7’s six versions) has been announced as October 22nd. Of this year (just to clarify).

It’s also expected that the final build of Windows 7 will be released to OEM’s around the end of July, so you could theoretically buy a new computer with Win 7 on it in August.

One minor (or major) bummer is that each PC builder gets to decide if they’ll give away Win 7 upgrades to customers who buy a new PC with Vista on it close to the Win 7 release date for free, or if they’ll charge a fee for it.

Either way, Win 7 is very eagerly anticipated and, based on our usage of the Beta and RC, it’s pretty darn cool.

Ars Technica