Microsoft confirmed that during the TechEd North America 2009. However, the tech community is rather bit worried about this announcement as Microsoft have consistently said that Windows 7 would be a 2010 product and that a release this year could be a premature move.

However, despite rumblings, Microsoft said that it’s confident that the Windows 7 ecosystem is already good to go. It also promised over 10,000 Windows-friendly products making the new operating system free from glitches that were experienced in Vista.

Meanwhile, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 has recently gone gold and it is expected to be released within the next few weeks.

The key benefits of Windows Vista SP2 include:

• Windows Search 4.0 for faster and improved search results
• Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack
• Native support of Blu-ray media in Windows Vista
• Windows Connect Now to simplify Wi-Fi configuration and
• an update for exFAT file system to support UTC timestamps

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