David asked whether D'Angelo had just outed the release date for Windows 7. He replied no, the AIO would go on sale on the 23rd of October "and not a day before".

There was a flurry from the ranks at that point, and the marketing guy looked as if he'd pay almost anything to have Massimo retro-fitted with Control-Z. But what was said could not be unsaid - and while there's no confirmation of the date from anyone else, it is our firm impression from the circumstances of the blooper that it's accurate.

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