RTM vs Retail

[7echno7im]

Oh you mean Academic License, they have just 2 for Vista, Maybe the same for Windows 7.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/license/howtobuy/agreements/studentselect.aspx

Office too. When I was in college we got 2 Office licenses as well from one key.

 

[teriusj]

RTM is the master image sent to a distribution facility to actually make the product for Best Buy and other stores. And the image goes to other computer companies to make OEM versions. Other companies use it to design programs for the upcoming operating system.
Just like Cash Money Records use Universal Records to distribute their music. Tha Carter III has a master ISO image sent to Universal to make copies to go to Best Buy and other stores.
Do yall get it now?

 

[Tews]

Do yall get it now?

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you ... my day wouldn't have been complete without your instruction....

 

[smarteyeball]

Do yall get it now?

Yep. It's the nice clean OS before it gets bloated with manufacturer 'add-on's ' that end-users invariably blame on the OS itself for it's sluggishness

 

[tw33k]

Release to Manufacturing, Release to Market, Release the Mother....whatever it's called, I get my key from Technet tomorrow...wooohooo

 

[NoDoze]

Got my links!

Thanks!

 

[Lanthus20]

basically the RTM is a version that goes to the manufacturers who plan to make their computers with 7 pre installed, so they can do all that annoying branding and stuff. It's the exact same as retail when it goes to them.

EDIT: actually I probably didn't need to post this.. lots of other responses.

 

[Jazzy79]

thank u for this spread this break what RTM vs Retail means

 

[MacGyvr]

basically the RTM is a version that goes to the manufacturers who plan to make their computers with 7 pre installed, so they can do all that annoying branding and stuff. It's the exact same as retail when it goes to them.

EDIT: actually I probably didn't need to post this.. lots of other responses.

Actually, it means Release To Manufacturing, which also includes the manufacturing of the retail discs themselves, not just a release of the code to PC makers.