04-13-2009 UPDATE: I should articulate that I’ve seen rumors from more reliable sources (e.g. sites that don’t stand to gain anything by producing negative remarks) that there’s a possible release date of May 9th for the RC. While I still believe that an April release is possible, I can understand why MS might hold off until May… and technically, since they’ve never committed to a date, it wouldn’t be delayed if it’s released in May.
The “Windows 7 Team” blog posted an article discussing upgrading to the RC build, which they’re specifically asking testers to upgrade from Vista—which, for those of us who are running the beta full-time, means that we’ll have to reinstall Vista to comply with their wishes. While it can be annoying and time consuming, I have no problem participating in something that I’m sure will make the final product easier for less-technical (and experienced) users… it’s the sort of thing that eventually does come back to make my life a bit easier when I’m doing quasi-tech support.
But what I really wanted to point out is that this post of theirs, regarding upgrading, would seem a bit early to begin discussing the RC build when the latest rumors* have it that the RC build will be released some time in May. Really, isn’t it a bit strange that they’d start taking about upgrading this early in April, when the first round of rumors suggested the RC would be released around April 10th?
Now I’m not suggesting or betting that we’ll see MS announce the RC this week, but I’ve got to believe that such an announcement will be coming before month’s end, primarily because the tech community has a short memory span…
Who knows, maybe I’m completely off my rocker. (And yes, this is my official disclaimer.)
* Most of those rumors, from what I can gather, originate from non-PC news sources – the type that would get great pleasure out of seeing anything Microsoft-related get delayed.
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