Windows 7 is done and dusted – now the real work begins
Windows 7 is done and dusted, with Microsoft today announcing the new OS has been released to manufacturing (RTM). Which means the process of getting the retail version on shop shelves has begun in earnest. But now the real work begins, with Microsoft actually having to persuade everyone that they need Windows 7.
Just a day after detailing when every group of people, from business customers to home users, would be able to get their hands on Windows 7, Microsoft has announced it has finalized the code, with the Windows 7 RTM having been signed off.
Brandon LeBlanc revealed the news on the Windows 7 Team Blog, announcing that build 7600 is the RTM version of Windows 7. To get declared as such, Windows 7 was rigorously tested to try and ensure it was the OS Microsoft wanted it to be, and build 7600 was subjected to validation checks to ensure it was actually ready to be unleashed on an expectant public.
This is the end point of three years work in getting the new operating system where it’s at today. However, Microsoft must know that the real work begins now, as it tries to ensure a smooth launch, positive reviews, and a good level of public demand.
The company has a dual mission of trying to persuade the millions of people still happily using Windows XP that they should move with the times and upgrade their OS, and of trying to get those people who have stuck with Vista through thick and thin, and are probably happy with it at this point, that they should also upgrade to Windows 7.
There’s no doubting that Windows 7 is a good operating system. Microsoft is confident of this and has really got its act together since the Vista debacle. And even the critics have found it difficult to fault the direction Microsoft has gone with its new OS. However, mainstream consumers could prove to be a tougher nut to crack.
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