Senlis on 29 October 2008
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/24/Microsoft_VP_confirms_Windows_7_ship_date_January_2010_1.html
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/10/06/xp-gets-six-months-death-row
Looks like I was misinformed on that one. Release date for Windows 7 looks to be Jan 2010.
Still, that is not that far away for people waiting through Vista.
