While we wait for Twitter and Facebook to get back to 100% working conditions, we have something to do now! The moment is here that we’ve all been waiting for. The wait for Windows 7 RTM is over and MSDN users ( including me ) and TechNet members as well as the invited private beta testers can now get their greedy hands on Windows 7 RTM build.

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Microsoft had shown appreciation to invited beta testers for Windows 7, as soon as it announced the time frame for RTM on July 22nd, with a thank you:

A special thank you to our beta testers is needed for their time and effort in helping make Windows 7 a solid release. The special pre-order offer we did offering Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional at almost 50% discount was done with our beta testers in mind. And many of you jumped at the chance to take advantage of this deal – thank you!

This made a lot of invited beta testers unhappy that they will be getting just a thank you unlike the last time, when Vista testers got a copy of Vista Ultimate for free when it RTM’d. Well, good news is that today, Microsoft changed its mind and has announced a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Edition for the invited beta testers (not the public beta testers).  Read more...

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