Windows 7 RC Date Officially Confirmed
Mark your calendars, Microsoft has given us the official Windows 7 RC date
It’s official. Finally. Windows 7 Release Candidate will be publically available for your testing purposes – for FREE – on May 5.
This shouldn’t come as a big surprise as Microsoft accidentally leaked a download page listing May 5 as a date for the download, with MSDN and TechNet subscribers getting it a little bit earlier. Today, we’ve learned about that date as well.
Windows Communications Manager Brandon LeBlanc wrote on the Windows Team Blog, “I’m pleased to share that the RC is on track for April 30th for download by MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Broader, public availability will begin on May 5th.”
The Release Candidate incorporates many changes and fixes since beta build 7000, partially thanks to feedback from millions of testers. LeBlanc said that at the peak of the feed back cycle, the team was receiving a “send feedback” report every 15 seconds.
To read more about some of the changes in the RC since the beta, check out the links below:
- Nvidia Says Core i7 Isn't Worth It
- Windows XP Comes Integrated into Windows 7
- GeoCities Shutting Down For Good
- Conficker Infecting Hospital Equipment
- OCZ Unveils PCIe-Based SSD Card
- Win 7 Build 7100 Non-fakes Appear on Torrents
- Play Classic Sierra Adventure Games via Browser
- Business Laptops Cost $50,000 to Replace
- Microsoft Profits Down First Time in 23 Years
- Gigabyte's Overclocking Semi-Finals Part 1
- Gigabyte Overclocking Mid-day Pictures
- Gigabyte's Overclocking Semi-Finals Day 2
- First Android Netbook Actually Costs $250
- Hackers Target Pirate Bay Prosecution Law Firm
- This Weekend: Free Xbox LIVE Gold For All
- Windows 7 Desktop Graphics Loves Multi-core CPUs
- The Geek Dictionary; for All Your Weird Words
- Seagate Claims to be Easiest PC Backup Yet
Why is nobody worried about the speed of Windows 7 development cycle. Microsoft have supposedly turned out a replacement for the less well received Vista in about 18 months. A hard thing to do for such a complex set of code unless 7 is just Vista with a new user interface. I have tried the beta version and loathe it's interface more than Vista's. When the time finally comes to hang up my XP spurs I will put on a Tux and go penguin riding.