Public release of Windows 7 Release Candidate set for May 5

Microsoft:

We are pleased to announce that Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is available. Windows 7 RC is the prerelease version of Windows 7. Since this is not the final release, your PC will gather and send information to Microsoft engineers to help them check the fixes and changes made based on testing of Windows 7 Beta.

Test-drive Windows 7 RC today to see for yourself—and to show your colleagues and customers—how Windows 7 delivers improved management, security, reliability, and performance.

Download Windows 7 RC

Partners: If you have a subscription to MSDN or TechNet, you can download Windows 7 RC now. Otherwise, you can download Windows 7 RC starting May 5, 2009.

Despite what this says, the Windows 7 RC is apparently not available yet. I will keep looking of course.

Thanks to Emil for tipping me off to this!

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lotsamystuff
on Apr 19, 2009
WinJihadist fantasty: "Uh oh! looks like macs suck! " Actual reality: "Market research firm Forrester on Friday released a report measuring customers' overall satisfaction with computer manufacturers. Apple not only topped the list, it blew away the competition. "Apple's overall customer satisfaction rating was at 80 percent, 14 points above the closest competitor, Gateway, who came in at 66 percent. HP and Compaq were pretty close with a 64 percent and 63 percent customer satisfaction rating, respectively. "Dell brought up the rear with a satisfaction rating of 58 percent." http://www.macworld.com/article/140068/2009/04/satisfaction.html
shark47
on Apr 19, 2009
@tayme: "@DRWAM - People like you and I are the minority...we see the value in both Windows and OS X." No offense, but I don't think anyone is as unbiased as they'd like to believe they are. Most people here (except for a few like robertsjoe) see value in both Windows and OS X. The fact that I prefer PCs does not mean I don't like Macs. Everyone has biases and preferences about the kind of products they buy. You might like to buy a particular brand of toothpaste because you like the ads or maybe the packaging or even the taste. Of course, I doubt that anyone, but robertsjoe gets into fights with people about the choice of items like toothpastes and toothbrushes. I think a lot of people have an emotional attachment with Apple - the kind that they have with their religion. Being a smaller community, they see the need to protect themselves from the larger Windows community and maintain their identity. This has resulted in an increase in the number of fanatics on the Windows side. (This is similar to the rise in Hindu nationalism in India following Islamic attacks on Indian cities.)
DRWAM
on Apr 19, 2009
I see what you mean Shark, I really dislike alcohol-free mouthwash ;) Everyone has biases, but some of you people really go over the edge, and these may just be the ones that answer surveys to protect their belief, or vent frustration. It makes you wonder if the mixed is balanced or not, but I agree that it's probably closer to 'not'. As I have posted before, I am not loyal to any computer company, but expect them to be loyal to me. When I find one, I'll let you know;) Doc
anonymous
on Apr 25, 2009
Windows Mobile 6.5 en mayo : Aunque como comenta la noticia, hasta otoño no veremos teléfonos con él

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