Windows 7 goes RTM - but when can you get it?
By Simon Bisson & Mary Branscombe in Editorial
Posted in Windows 7, operating systems, Beta, Futures, Microsoft on
Microsoft announced RTM today (Wednesday 22nd), but that doesn’t mean you can get the code right now. Depending on how you get Windows, you’ll see it anytime from August to October. Courtesy of the Windows Team blog, here are the dates. All dates are for the initial English version; other languages will follow by the end of October at the latest.
When Who
Right now Gullible downloaders risking malware to get a leaked version on Russian sites that appears to have significant problems.
now to 2 days after RTM PC manufacturers
’shortly’ after RTM IT pros who want the evaluation version from Springboard
August 6th software and hardware developers who use Microsoft Connect and MSDN
TechNet and MSDN subscribers
August 7th Volume Licence customers with SA
August 16th Microsoft Partner Program Gold/Certified Members who use the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) Portal
August 23rd Microsoft Action Pack Subscribers
September 1st Volume licence customers without SA
October 22nd Consumers buying a boxed copy or a new PC
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