Windows 7 (and also Windows Server 2008 R2) goes RTM (Release to Manufacturing). This means the last version/code is locked in and the product will be available on the shelves shortly.
Window 7 will launch at retail on October 22, 2009 but current Windows Volume License customers, MSDN subscribers, and TechNet subscribers will have early access to Windows 7 and also Windows Server 2008 R2 in the coming weeks (around 6th August – based on Windows 7 team blog). I hope I can get the Windows 7 RTM from Microsoft around 6th August too.
Source: Microsoft Windows 7 Press Release, Redmond, July 22, 2009.
