Microsoft confirmed that there will be no updates to Windows 7 Beta until final release accoring to Steven Sinofsky, Windows Dev Chief, at Microsoft.
Sinofsky emphasized in his new post that Microsoft is not sharing any new ship date targets for Windows 7. Microsoft will release a private beta to developers and hardware manufacturers a minimum of 10 minutes before they ship it to the general public. The RC will be”Windows 7 as we intend to ship it,” Sinofsky blogged. More about the RC from his post:
“We will continue to listen to feedback and telemetry with the focus on addressing only the most critical issues that arise. We will be very clear in communicating any changes that have a visible impact on the product. This release allows the whole ecosystem to reach a known state together and make sure that we are all ready together for the Release to Manufacturing. Once we get to RC, the whole ecosystem is in “dress rehearsal” mode for the next steps.”
Microsoft refuses to comment on the release date saying that it will be before 2010. Most insiders predict a fast track release and the internal pressure is mounting to get the Windows Vista that we all thought we bought out the door as quickly as possible.
The question is: Will Microsoft’s strategy for fixing the ‘world worst software release’, Vista, be to rush Windows 7 out the door to soon also?
So far I have to say that the answer is, Windows 7 is ready right now. There is not one thing I do in business or for my entertainment that is not working under Windows 7 Beta right now. For me, it’s a complete environment and production ready. Is it perfect? No. I’m no Microsoft fan boy.
My guess for a reasonable release date would be August/September.
The currently released beta expires in July right? So with no further update planned, how big a gap would you leave if you were Microsoft? I’m thinking that a release in the July time frame would be the final RC and that would take care of the beta expiration problems.
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