Hey all,
As I look through the boards I'm noticing alot (too many) of new threads that ultimately are all talking about the exact same things.. These things include: RTM release date, GA release date, RC Expiration, etc..
I just wanted to take a minute and try to sort some of these things...
build numbers
confusion
expiration
generalavailability
information
manufacturing
members
oems
operating system
pre-final
release
rtm
service pack
support
threads
updates
windows 7
With bulid 7260 (RTM escrow) MS started the RTM builds, and it's only few day before the final RTM build is compiled (if not already, 7262?).
So why MS will wait 4 months (Third a year) for the General availability!, I mean they will miss Back-to-school season that way!
Side note: why MS still...
From MS website:
Please note: All users of the Windows 7 Release Candidate (including Windows Vista users who have upgraded to the Release Candidate) must do a clean installation of Windows 7 RTM. Please keep this is mind as you consider downloading the Release Candidate as opposed to waiting...
RTM will land in ...
Now that Microsoft confirm that the public RC will land in May 5th (Leaked RC should come much sooner hopefully, some say by this week) , And we know from Microsoft that the RC will be available through June (from the leaked RC page) .
So logically the RTM (7700?) will...
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