"I recognize this is an important question to have answered. Many of you have said you want to know exactly when you will be able to get your hands on RTM. Last Monday, I gave an update on RTM to close out some myths. In that update, I also gave a broad timeline on when different groups of people - or 'audiences' - would get the final RTM code. While I have nothing new to add regarding RTM today, I do however have more precise information to give on when you will be able to get RTM. Again, when you can get RTM depends on who you are."
Post a Comment
Member since:
2005-12-15
Member since:2006-12-05
Exactly... only I would put it more like, when I'm forced to (ie., when I need a new computer, which will almost certainly come with Windows).
I might try to get a refund on Windows though. Although IMO Windows 7 is a pretty nice version of Windows, the bottom line is, I'm getting sick of putting more change in Microsoft's oversized wallet every time I get a new machine. And besides, I haven't personally used Windows on my system since mid- to late-2006 if I remember right, and I honestly have no desire to look back. Win7's features are tempting, but I've been pissed by Microsoft far too many times.
Member since:
2008-04-18
Member since:
2007-04-06
Member since:2009-03-19
Same thing for me. The CS department at my university has a deal with Microsoft and CS students get free copies of a bunch of MS software, including operating systems. I got my copy of Vista Business from them for free and will get a copy of Win 7 whenever it starts being available to us.
And since I probably will no longer be a student the next time MS releases an OS, Win 7 will probably be the last Microsoft OS I use.
Member since:
2005-10-15
Member since:
2007-07-30
Member since:
2006-01-02
Member since:
2008-10-09
Member since:
2009-07-16
Member since:
2008-04-15
Personally, next time i'm forced to pay the windows tax. I won't be buying a laptop for another few years so that will hopefully change in Australia soon.
For work we're looking at migrating from xp next year after our current lease is up. So at the earliest june next year we'll start testing with a view to deployment by the end of the year, one year after release.
I manage the imaging/deployment side of things and i'm really not keen to push windows 7 out before I see if companies can actually create drivers that don't suck for 6 months. (nvidia killed vista.)
I can't wait to see what kind of quirks we can produce on windows 7. (1000 workstation school. Unsigned drivers in all sorts of classroom hardware and random software packages.)
