Windows 7 Finally Got Launched.

Hundreds of people attended events in New Zealand's Wellington and Auckland on Thursday morning to mark the world's first launch of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.

In Auckland's Queen Elizabeth Square in the CBD, throngs of people tried to win Hewlett-Packard computers loaded with the new operating system, given away every 10 minutes throughout the event by All Black rugby team captain Richie McCaw.

In Wellington's Civic Square, a similar exercise also took place.

Eight million PC users around the world took part in an open test of Windows 7, helping to refine the experience by offering their feedback on its performance and usability.

Microsoft New Zealand's marketing manager Paul Muckleston says reviews have been almost universally positive, with 91% of local testers saying they would recommend the system. "Arguably we think it's our best work ever. The user interface is a lot crisper and cleaner, the performance is outstanding and it is very secure and also very reliable," he says.

New Zealand kicked off Microsoft's global Oct. 22 launch, with hundreds of events planned around the world over the next 24 hours.

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