Windows 7 RTM Date Announced
Yesterday, Brandon LeBlanc, announced on the Windows 7 Team Blog, the official release dates for Windows 7 RTM (Release To Manufacturer).
Depending on who you are you will be able to get W7 RTM sooner or later:
- Partners & OEMs
- ISV (Independent Software Vendor) and IHV (Independent Hardware Vendor) Partners will be able to download Windows 7 RTM from Microsoft Connect or MSDN on August 6th.
- Microsoft Partner Program Gold/Certified Members will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English through the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) Portal on August 16th.
- Microsoft Action Pack Subscribers will be about to download Windows 7 RTM in English starting August 23rd.
- OEMs will receive Windows 7 RTM software images beginning approximately 2 days after we officially RTM.
- Business Customers
- Volume License (VL) customer with an existing Software Assurance (SA) license you will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English starting August 7th via the Volume License Service Center (VLSC).
- Volume License customers without a SA license will be able to purchase Windows 7 through Volume Licensing on September 1st.
- IT Professionals with TechNet Subscriptions will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English on August 6th.
- Developers with MSDN Subscriptions will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English on August 6th.
- Beta Testers & Enthusiast will not receive a free copy of W7 and will be able to purchase it after the official release.
- For Consumers: will be in retail stores and shipping on new PCs starting October 22nd.
Firefox Download Day 2008 – Update
Tomorrow (June 17, 2008) is the release date of Firefox 3 and the download day.
Download Firefox 3 tomorrow and help the guys from Mozilla to set up a new World Record for the most downloads in one day.
For more details about Download Day please see my other post on this subject.