Windows 7 RC Coming Around April 30
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversMSDN and TechNet subscribers can get Windows 7 Release Candidate that day. Everyone else must wait until May 5.
I'm sitting in a Panera Bread, sipping strong coffee and using free Wi-Fi, otherwise I might post this to eWEEK.com, too. Did I mention that it's my day off? The wait is nearly over. This evening Brandon LeBlanc wrote at the Windows Weblog: "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." Well, well, isn't that a surprise.
Earlier in the day, the release candidate leaked out onto the Web—available from your favorite Torrent and loaded with God knows what malware. "We have Windows 7 Release Candidate available for you in three versions for illicit download: "Starter with two viruses (because of that nasty three-application limit); Premium Trojan; and Ultimate Spyware, Trojan and Rootkit Edition (sorry, but no rootkit in the 64-bit RC)." It's yours today if you can't wait. I can't wait but will. I like my Windows 7 virus free, thank you.
On Saturday, a supposedly accidentally posted page on Microsoft's partner site revealed May 5 as the date Windows 7 Release Candidate would be available to all. The question: When for MSDN and TechNet subscribers?
April 30 is quite encouraging for the development cycle. Microsoft could still quite comfortably release to manufacturing by June 30, close of the company's fiscal year. Such an RTM date means some back-to-school PCs would ship with Windows 7.
Microsoft and its partners need Seven to ship sooner rather than later, assuming the software is ready. Based on Beta 1, I expect the RC to be prime-time production-ready, and not a moment too soon. Yesterday, Microsoft announced truly disappointing fiscal third-quarter results for the Client division. Revenue fell 16 percent to $3.4 billion, and operating income declined 19 percent to $2.51 billion. For the first time, Server and Tool revenue exceeded Client. Whoa.
"Win 7 will be watched all that more closely as result. No margin for error there," Michael Gartenberg tweeted earlier today in response to my tweet about Microsoft earnings.
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Comments(3)
you're dishing out so much horse crap and just copying other sources together to make a
very misinformed article.
rc was leaked thursday night just before midnight
by someone near redmond. the original torrents are authentic and do not contain any
malware of any kind. that's not to say that subsequent sharing of the same iso images
haven't been tampered with.
the original authentic images have the
following crc values:
x86 crc32: e8a1c394
x64 crc32: 58fb2be0
well it's a bit strange to say that all build's from windows on torrent site are full
with virussen spyware and so. what's the difference with the one's that will be
presented on 30 april. if somebody wants to do harm with torrent's the release date
won't matter.
grtz. masterbas
yes kody, enlighten with now since you partnered with microsoft and mcdees, you can run a
site. uh huh, explains the cryin and tryin to stop us from commenting, but can't stop
the yip-yappin'
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Total Horse Manure
By wguimb on 26.04.2009 - 17:04