At 10am on Tuesday, 22 July AEST, Microsoft announced Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 had gone gold and been released to manufacturing partners.
Although a public test version of Windows 7 is still at least a month away, Microsoft has hit a key internal milestone, according to several Windows enthusiast sites.
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Microsoft admits the Windows operating system is "large" and concedes that it may even be described as "bloated", but Redmond is keen to prove that the Windows kernel is "pretty streamlined".
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HP's TouchSmart series still works well as an all-in-one solution, but seems to be on auto-pilot at the moment due to a lack of innovation. Here's hoping Windows 7 gives it the injection it needs.
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