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The corporate grip on opinion in the US is one of the wonders of the Western world - Gore Vidal
Windows 7 is quietly released to fans
WINDOWS 7 versions on the TechNet and MSDN download sites no longer carry the "RC" designation.
While the software will not go on general sale until October 22, it means that the full version of Windows 7 is now available to hundreds of thousands of potential punters.
While there's still no formal announcement in TechNet's news area, which still talks about RC, the final files are appearing in the subscribers' download area.
In addition to the Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions, subscribers can even download the Home Basic and Starter editions, which won't be for sale to US consumers.
Writing in his bog, the Vole's Brandon LeBlanc announced Windows 7 RTM saying that everything was on time.
He also mentions that volume license customers will be able to download the English version of the software today. Bulk purchases of the OS will start on September 1. µ
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to renew my msdn subscription :-)
So, if I've already pre-ordered, and the ISO is *cough* already available via electronic means, why can't I have my license key?
Yet again the instincts of the marketing people for a big splash make piracy the popular option. Except it's not really piracy, because I've paid for the product...
... you'll wake Mr. Ball... oh great now he IS awake!
Release all you want, that doesn't mean I have to catch it.
Yesterday afternoon the ISOs were available on the Tech Net site but when I first tried to download, the servers were so clogged with traffic that only about 500 MB got downloaded in 4 hours. A few hours later, MS got Akamai to help with the traffic and I had the full 3 GB ISO in about 20 minutes.
HEY_ Ever thought of CM for Bing Song? looked like person from theINQ, with all red. CM or Charlie&Mike, is cull't group, living in basements of former employees homes, like last person standing. selling each other & neighborhood kids over internet, killing each other straight out in rough times, keeping property. Must be some Lone Wolves.
Heres another way to flip:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/WDK/WDKpkg.mspx
vondrashek
Well, I had neither problems with downloads nor keys yesterday. I've hooked up online first thing in the morning, saw files posted, hit download, and in about 2 hours I had Enterprise and Ultimate ISOs. Weird enough - they are different size, but never mind that.
What I wanted to say is that Enterprise is running on this here computer right now, and hopefully there won't be any major problems anytime soon. There are two smaller problems that I had in RC as well, but MS was assuring me they exist only on my computer. Oh well..
Windows GUI peeked in 1998.