Windows 7 will be here by the holidays, Microsoft has revealed. The company officially announced the operating system would become available "in time for the holiday shopping season" on Monday, making reports of an October Windows 7 release appear all the more reliable.
The date may only be months away, but for Microsoft engineers, the work is far from finished. Here's a look at what'll happen behind-the-scenes between now and the release date, and what could still change within the Windows 7 software.
