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Microsoft Corp. on Monday officially confirmed its intention to release the highly-anticipated next-generation Windows 7 operating system this year. Earlier the company did not make strong promises regarding release date, but Acer Group recently said that it would start shipping Windows 7-based computers on the 23rd of October, 2009.

“Windows 7 is tracking well for holiday availability,” Bill Veghte, senior vice president of Microsoft's Windows business said at an event, reports Reuters news-agency.

Microsoft has been working hard to improve user interface as well as performance in Windows 7 and make the new OS much more user friendly overall. Many reviewers and early adopters agree that Microsoft has succeeded in improving its desktop OS dramatically. Microsoft Windows 7 will also bring numerous further improvements, including DirectX 11 application programming interface, as well as support for touch-based input.

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