The wait is over and today marks the day of Windows 7 general availability launch worldwide!  Windows 7 has been setting pre-order sales records and getting great reviews from beta testers, Partners, press, analysts, and more and now it is available for everyone.

At 8:00 am PST, the live launch event from New York City will begin, and we are sharing it out worldwide online.  Below is a player that will begin streaming the event once it begins, so grab your coffee (or any favorite beverage) and breakfast (if you’re on the West Coast or just a late riser) and get ready to join us for this momentous event! 

Here are some other Windows 7 items that you may be interested in:

• Interactive map to find out about key launch events and customers around the world who are already running Windows 7.
• Windows 7 video gallery 
• Windows 7 on Microsoft.com

Here are some of the Windows 7 posts from recently that you may also be interested in:

• Win a Windows 7 PC and $7,000 in the 7 Ways To Change The World Competition
• Free eBook: Deploying Windows® 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine
• Microsoft Windows® Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows® 7 – Free Resources for the Windows 7 launch
• Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor – Free Resource for the Windows 7 launch
• More Windows 7 Resources and Training Sessions
• 7 Days of Windows 7 Savings – Great deals!
• Technical School Live Meetings: Windows 7 Overview Session
• Microsoft Customer Service comes to Twitter – Check them out @MicrosoftHelps
• Collection of Windows 7 How To Videos Updated
• Windows 7 Enterprise – The benefits of having Software Assurance

I hope you can join us for the Windows 7 launch event today!

Thank you and have a wonderful day,

Eric Ligman – Follow me on TWITTER and RSS
Global Partner Experience Lead
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group
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