No More Betas for Windows 7
Microsoft officials on January 30 reiterated that there will be no public Beta 2 of Windows 7 and the next milestone will be the Release Candidate (RC) test build of the operating system.
On the "Engineering Windows 7" blog, Windows development chief Steven
Sinofsky announced that there will be just one
beta of Windows 7.
As has been known for a while now, Microsoft’s delivery plan for Windows 7 is to deliver a public beta, an RC and then release to manufacturing (RTM). The RC will be "Windows 7 as we intend to ship it," Sinofsky blogged.
Microsoft will continue to listen to feedback and telemetry with the focus on addressing only the most critical issues that arise. They 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 they are all ready together for the Release to Manufacturing.
Microsoft’s "official" response when asked for a ship-date target for Windows 7 remains three years after Vista’s general availability date (which was January 29, 2007). Many customers and partners believe Microsoft is continuing to target Q3 of this year as its RTM date.
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