Microsoft on Tuesday conformed how its partners and business customers will be getting Windows 7 RTM (release to manufacturing) code, which will be available next month on different days for different types of users.
The company also announced in an entry on The Windows Blog that it would release a “family pack” of the Windows 7 Home Premiu. It will allow installation of the software on as many as three PCs. Details on the price were not given.
August 06, 2009 ISV and IHV (independent hardware/software vendors) with MSDN subscriptions will be able to download Windows 7 RTM
Partner Program Gold/Certified Members will be able to download Windows 7 RTM on August 16, 2009(In English).
(In other languages it will be available after Oct 1, 2009)
Microsoft Action Pack Subscribers will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English starting Aug. 23, with the remaining languages for them also available for release by Oct. 1.
OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) will get Windows 7 RTM software images in two days after the release.
Business customers (volume-license customers) with existing licenses for Software Assurance (SA), Microsoft’s upgrade program, can download Windows 7 RTM in English Aug. 7 through Volume License Service Center (VLSC). The other languages will be available two weeks later.
Volume License customers without an SA license will be able to purchase Windows 7 via Volume Licensing on Sept. 1, 2009.
Release Candidate of Windows 7 is available until March 1, 2010.
Windows 7, let’s hope it will not follow the steps of Vista!