Windows 7 Launch Precursor

The day that has been in the making since Windows Vista came out is finally here.  22 October 2009 – General Availability Day for Windows 7.

The capstone event happens tomorrow, Thursday, with the Windows 7 Launch Event here in New York City. Steve Ballmer is the keynote speaker and from what I heard on Twitter today about his launch speech in Toronto it should be a good one.

I am here in New York to attend the launch event and witness this spectacle for myself.  If you can not be here there will be a couple of ways to keep up with what is happening.

First off, Microsoft will live stream the launch audio/video like they have done in the past for these big events.

The Microsoft Press Pass page will have that link live prior to the scheduled 11:00 AM (New York City time) address by Steve Ballmer. 

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/windows7/Default.aspx

I will be live blogging the event using the Twitter Live Blog plugin on my site.  The entry here will be named LiveBlogging the Windows 7 Launch. You will be able to follow the audio/video live stream from Microsoft and also my own personal view of the event through the live blogging entry.  I also plan to snap as many pictures as possible and will upload those as time allows. 

I am also sure there will be several other tech folks present at the launch event who will be twittering, texting and/or blogging as things happen.  Something tells me there will not be a shortage of info.

The final event of the day will be the Windows 7 Launch Party being hosted by Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Tom Warren. I am looking forward to meeting everyone there.

Of course I then have to head to JFK and catch my late flight back home to Florida.  The quick 24 hour trip will be over but it will have been a very full 24 hours.

Bring it on!

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Richard Hay  (3358 Posts)

Richard is the Owner of WindowsObserver.com and has been involved in tech for over 25 years. His first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then he used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and what you see here today is the result of the work he has continued on the site since 1995. In January 2010 his community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when he was awarded the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for Windows Desktop Experience. In January 2011 he was renewed as a Microsoft MVP but in a new category called Windows Expert - Consumer and in January 2012 he received the award for the third time.