• Windows 7 going straight to Release Candidate

    Posted on January 31, 2009 at 18:09 CST by • Comment in the Forums

    I’ve been pounding the living daylights out of Windows 7, and so far I’m very impressed – not as impressed by the feature improvements (of which there are a few of note) or the glittergrade, but by the stability of the beast. The beta beast.

    I’ve frequently chided Steve Sinofsky for shipping software too early. (Going all the way back to Office XP, eh, Steve?). This time, based solely on what I’ve seen, I can’t help but cheer him on. I think Windows 7 is going to be a big hit. It might even take some steam out of the inexorable shift to open source and cloud computing – even the Mac. I never thought I’d say that about any modern version of Windows.

    Steve just blogged about the future of the Windows 7 beta. Looks like the “Beta Refresh” will, in fact, be Release Candidate 1. I expect it to arrive in late March or early April. And I doubt that RC2 will be distributed to the unwashed masses.

    There’s still a lot of work to be done between now and RTM. We still don’t have a clue as to which versions of Windows 7 will be available, how much they’ll cost, what kind of iron they’ll require, and what upgrade restrictions might be imposed. But, for the first time ever, I’m pretty confident Sinofsky and his kick-butt team will get it right.

    Many months ago I predicted that Windows 7 would be widely available in shrinkwrapped boxes on store shelves by September 1. I’m beginning to think Microsoft may actually beat that target.

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