Is Windows 7 release to manufacturing imminent?
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Windows 7 is about to hit a last, critical milestone for Microsoft -- one that defines whether or not customers can actually find it on store shelves and in new PCs on October 22.
That step, called "Release to Manufacturing", is the point at which all the Microsoft executives who have responsibility for Windows 7 sign off on the final code. From there, PC vendors and retail outlets can begin their own processes of locking down plans for delivering Windows 7 in preparation for its release date.