Code at the OEMS by next week
Microsoft has sent
its Windows 7 code to RTM which means some OEMS will receive the software by
next week.
Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows Division,
announced in a blog post that Windows 7 had reached its Release to
Manufacturing milestone. He said that it was an important milestone in
the Windows 7 project. It means that Microsoft has signed off on build
7600.16385 of the upcoming and closely watched OS, setting the stage for it
to begin arriving in the hands of partners within days.
Windows 7 will
start to appear on shelves and installed on new PCs on October 22 which is
known as “General Availability" or GA day. RTM is the point at which all the
Microsoft executives who have responsibility for Windows 7 sign off on the
final code.
"The RTM code will be delivered to our partners within the next
few days who will then start preparing to deliver some amazing new products
timed to hit at GA of Windows 7," Microsoft spokesman Brandon LeBlanc said
in a blog post.
Windows Server 2008 R2 will also be available on or
before Windows 7's October launch date. TechNet, MSDN, and Volume License
members will be able to download Windows Server 2008 R2 in the second half
of August.