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Finally it’s official : Windows 7 RTM’d! Below you see a nice video about the Windows 7 RTM Sign-Off

Want to know when you can download it? Check out my previous post. A small quote from Brandon LeBlanc from the Windows Team Blog:

 

I am pleased to announce that Windows 7 has RTM’d!

As I mentioned previously, RTM officially happens only after sign-off occurs. What happens is a build gets designated as a RTM contender after going through significant testing and meeting our quality bar for RTM. Then, it goes though all the validation checks required for RTM including having all languages of that build completed. If all the validation checks have passed – sign-off for RTM can occur. Today after all the validation checks were met, we signed off and declared build 7600 as RTM.

Not only is RTM an important milestone for us – it’s also an important milestone for our partners. Today’s release is the result of hard work and collaboration with our partners in the industry to make Windows 7 a success. We delivered Windows 7 with a predictable feature set on a predictable timetable that allowed OEMs to focus on value and differentiation for their customers.

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I’d also like to give a shout-out to my friends over on the Windows Server Team. Today they are also announcing that Windows Server 2008 R2 has RTM’d. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 together can help businesses cut costs and increase productivity. Click here to read their blog post on Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM.

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 General Availability (GA) of Windows 7 on October 22nd. And going forward, I expect to be showcasing MANY of these new products here on The Windows Blog.

ps. Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM’d also

Just an hour ago Brandon LaBlanc posted this message on the WindowsTeamBlog. Read the whole message on the WindowsTeamBlog.

A small quote from his post :

If the telemetry we receive from the Windows 7 RC meets our expectations in terms of quality, then we expect to hit RTM in 3 months or so.

Let’s hope they RC does meet the expectations and we can expect the RTM somewhere at the end of August 2009! Hmm…if the RTM is reached somewhere at the end of August we probably can expect Windows 7 at the stores somewhere at the end of September / begin of October?

What do you think? Leave your responses at the comments!