Windows 7 RTM: July? August? September? October?

It is widely expected that the Windows 7 Release Candidate will arrive in April, 2009, though whether the rumored April 10 date holds remains to be seen. Just over a month from now, we'll likely be playing around with the RC and wondering when the final will arrive. Despite the fact that Microsoft insists on sticking to the January 2010 timeframe, which is three years after the general availability of Vista, many sources have already pointed to an earlier release. This is not surprising whatsoever; January is not a good time to release a new product.

• ZDNet expects that the final version will be ready in July 2009 since the beta will be expiring the month after. "When the Beta expires on August 1, 2009, you’ll need to reinstall a released version of Windows to keep using your computer," according to the Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview Program page on TechNet. This argument holds as long as the RC that is released in April is also set to expire in August.
• Bloomberg expects that the final version will be ready in September 2009 citing the president of Taipei-based Compal Electronics: "According to current planning, it should be late September or early October."

Full Story: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/windows-7-rtm-july-august-september-october.ars

 

[lordbob75]

Can't wait for the full version!

~Lordbob

 

[Airbot]

Like I said before, I'm sayin' mid September.

 

[lordbob75]

Like I said before, I'm sayin' mid September.

Lets hope so! (Maybe I will have money then.........)

~Lordbob

 

[MrNeeds]

woop, i didnt know it was that soon, i was led to believe that it was coming out in jan 2010

 

[paliometoxo]

i bet the Rc will expire in december 2009.. why would windows release a rC for such a little time?

 

[lordbob75]

i bet the Rc will expire in december 2009.. why would windows release a rC for such a little time?

Why did they release Vista before it was done?

~Lordbob

 

[paliometoxo]

they did? ive no idea im just guessing

but im definatly going to upgrade from vista ultimate 64 bit to the windows 7 ultimate 64 bit.. soon as its ready

 

[nate42nd]

Windows Vista is going to end up the forgotten child isn't it? I have loved Vista but I am now running Windows 7 beta (7048) on an old computer. I would never even think of running Vista on this old PC. Windows 7 runs great. I will be switching to 7 when it comes out. Vista almost feels like the Windows 7 beta. Windows 7 beta feels like what Vista should have been. I feel like I'm just getting ready for 7. Vista will be all but gone in two years.

 

[paliometoxo]

so windows 7 does not lots of ram like vista does?

 

[nate42nd]

Windows 7 is running fine on my Pentium 4 system with 512MB of ram! It is running fine! Amazing.

 

[paliometoxo]

sweet! my 4GB will be plenty then.. ultimate windows 7 64 bit. i remember my old lap top i tried to have vista with 512mb ram and 1GB both where very bad with vista i thought even 2GB was sluggish, only now i have 4GB i am happy with it i think 3 would be ok to

 

[lordbob75]

sweet! my 4GB will be plenty then.. ultimate windows 7 64 bit. i remember my old lap top i tried to have vista with 512mb ram and 1GB both where very bad with vista i thought even 2GB was sluggish, only now i have 4GB i am happy with it i think 3 would be ok to

Ultimate version will only be released on special occasions. Don't know why, but I want it!

~Lordbob

 

[paliometoxo]

i dont mind waiting for it because evenatually it will be released for everyone.. for all programs etc and drivers to be windows 7 ready.. im in no rush to upgrade but since i am on ultimate vista 64 bit id like to upgrade to the same so i also wont have to format again and as i undersatand a ultimate to ultimate 64/64 is ok to use the upgrade but not ultimate to ultimate 32 to 64 or from home premiume to ultimate.

i dont think they will keep ultimate limited forever if ever you think microsoft will limit any of their products ? for what reason?

 

[lordbob75]

I don't know, ask Slimey about it.

~Lordbob

 

[Slimy]

i dont think they will keep ultimate limited forever if ever you think microsoft will limit any of their products ? for what reason?

From what Microsoft has said, Ultimate will be available from OEMs at all times, which implies that you will be able to buy an OEM copy from stores anyway. It's retail copies that will supposedly only be available during promotional periods, but Microsoft hasn't gone into much detail into what exactly that means. The reason for this is to cut down on the confusion created with many editions. This way, Microsoft can focus on only marketing Home Premium and Professional to the average consumer.

 

[paliometoxo]

i would of thought it would be the other way around that microsoft qwould encourage users to be on ultimate as it has more features extras..etc like with vista..

maybe 6 months after its released when possible will upgrade to the ultimate nothing less i hate formatting

 

[paliometoxo]

so i install windows 7 on my test lap top with 2GB ram and its not so fast..

probably the processor is very slow.. but i noticed it has window smedia player 12 :O i cant find that to download on microsoft for vista... the os will take some getting used to like the jump from XP to vista.. i like how when you open something it does not fillt he taskbar and it only opens in the taskbar so it does not fill up.. which is good.. it will be nice getting used to the new windows.. and the start up looks nice to. but setup installing looks the same as vista ..

i used my product key and registerd it online with my key;....