Windows 7 release likely in August:

"The Beta 2 version of Windows 7 is currently rolling, and all current licenses for Beta 2 are scheduled to roll till August," said a source, adding, "Microsoft generally announces shipments of its products a month or so before the beta licenses expire. Moreover, with the RC (release candidate) set to roll out anytime, the August rollout date is clearly a possibility going by feedback from Microsoft's project team at Redmond."

Officially, Microsoft has scheduled the public launch date of Windows 7 for January 2010. A Microsoft India spokesperson did not confirm or deny the information. "Microsoft is on track to release the Windows 7 RC to MSDN and TechNet subscribers on 30 April 2009, with broader public availability beginning May 5," the spokesperson said in an e-mailed response.