Friendly Computers has been testing the latest build of Windows 7 and we are very happy with the product. We are very excited to hear it finally made it’s way to RTM (Release to Manufacturing). More info below.
Microsoft gave an update on Windows 7 this week, outlining a timeline for the release of the upcoming operating system to manufacturers. The company noted that you shouldn't "believe everything you read on the Internet" and proceeded to set the record straight.
Microsoft's Windows Communications Manager Brandon LeBlanc yesterday took to the official Windows 7 blog, in an attempt to quell rumors that the company has already sent off the finished Windows 7 code to its manufacturing team.
Release to Manufacturing, or RTM, means that the code is oh-so-close to being finished for product release and moves on to the next step -- which includes testing and building images for new PCs, according to LeBlanc. "RTM is essentially the final ‘stage' of engineering for Windows 7 before it hits the market at General Availability (GA)," he wrote.
While RTM hasn't happened yet, Microsoft is getting very close to manufacturing and packing millions of its highly anticipated Windows 7 disks for shipment to stores near you, where it will land on October 22.
Read the full article here: http://www.pcworld.com/article/168371/windows_7_not_done_yet_but_close.html
