Read more at: Microsoft extends date for OEM preloads of Windows 7 for business users | ZDNetMicrosoft is going to allow OEMs to continue to build and sell new PCs with Windows 7 Professional preinstalled beyond October 2014, the original date that would have been the cutoff under the company’s normal sales lifecycle. But OEMs won't be permitted to build and sell new PCs with the consumer editions of Windows 7 after October 31, 2014.
Microsoft officials went public with this change to Windows 7's lifecycle on February 14.
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Microsoft sets Oct. 31 as stop date for Windows 7 consumer PC sales But extends end-of-sales date for business PCs running Windows 7 Professional
Microsoft sets Oct. 31 as stop date for Windows 7 consumer PC sales - Computerworld
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