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April 18th, 2009

Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is May 5

Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:20 pm

Categories: Channel, Corporate strategy, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server"), Windows client, Windows server

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Looks like Microsoft’s March slip-up that pinpointed the next milestone delivery date was correct. The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) — the one and only public RC — is set to be available  on May 5.

I’ve been hearing Windows 7 Server, a k a Windows Server 2008 R2, also will be out in RC form the same day.

Still no absolute confirmation on what the build number will be for the RC. One thing is for sure: Windows 7, both client and server, are almost soup. (I’m still hearing this fall, most likely October, will be the official release date.)

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RE: Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is May 5  LandonAB | 04/18/09
RE: Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is May 5  davisnewman | 04/18/09
RE: Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is May 5  shellcodes_coder | 04/18/09
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re: Release Candidate  rseiler | 04/18/09
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Release Candidate  Bryan Price | 04/20/09
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August 1st...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/19/09
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You're welcome...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/19/09
OS Goodness  Cosmo54 | 04/19/09
What MJ's post meant...  Thunderbuck | 04/20/09
The RC coming in May will be available to the public  Mary Jo FoleyZDNet Moderator | 04/19/09
To Note  clindhartsen | 04/19/09
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RE: Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is May 5  freeasinmarket | 04/19/09
I disagree.  InAction Man | 04/19/09
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Try it  MrAlan | 04/20/09
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RE: Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is May 5  seasun | 04/20/09
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RE: I hope they fixed my problem areas  troubled241 | 04/20/09
To explain some more  troubled241 | 04/20/09
What?  NStalnecker | 04/20/09
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Funny, I've paid for windows several times only to dump it and I'm about to  InAction Man | 04/20/09
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Re: Pay for Windows to dump it  notsofast | 04/21/09
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