NVDi Support News & Alerts » Windows 7 http://news.nvdi.net Support information and alerts for NVDi customers and friends Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:06:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Windows 7 releases to manufacturing http://news.nvdi.net/2009/07/windows-7-releases-to-manufacturing/ http://news.nvdi.net/2009/07/windows-7-releases-to-manufacturing/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:30:16 +0000 wkwalker http://news.nvdi.net/?p=147 In case you’ve been busy doing real world stuff and missed all the noise in the trade press, Windows 7 went RTM today. “RTM” means “release to manufacturing.” Microsoft has tucked in all the loose ends — at least, all the loose ends they’re going to worry about right now — and Windows 7 is officially ready to go into production. The folks who build and sell computers will get the final Windows 7 bits almost immediately. Software developers, integrators and other uber-geek types will start getting their hands on it August 6. General public availability — when normal, sane people can buy it — is October 22, 2009.

In other words, beginning on October 22, you’ll be able to buy systems with Windows 7 pre-installed. You’ll also be able to buy Windows 7 off-the-shelf on that date. In the meantime, most computer manufacturers are including a “free” upgrade to Windows 7 with their current offerings.

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