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Windows 7 To Skip Straight To a Release Candidate

Posted by Soulskill on from the iteration-is-for-wimps dept.

b8fait writes "The head of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows development confirmed that Windows 7 will take the unusual path of moving straight from a single beta, which was launched earlier this month, to a release candidate. Sinofsky fleshed out the plan today and hinted that just as there would be no Beta 2, the company would also not provide a RC2 build. In other words, there may be only one released build of Windows 7 before it ships, possibly much sooner than even some of the most aggressive rumors about Windows 7. How much different can Windows 7 really be with such a shortened beta cycle?"

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  1. It's the same as vista by Bredero · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... because vista is actually fine

  2. Re:This seems abrupt by Jurily · · Score: 5, Funny

    How many betas does a service pack need?

    "Regression testing"? What's that? If it compiles, it is good, if it boots up it is perfect." - Linus Torvalds

  3. Re:This seems abrupt by buchner.johannes · · Score: 5, Funny

    How many service packs will this beta need?

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  4. Congratulations - you win! by bigtallmofo · · Score: 5, Funny

    No one installs and uses "Linux," they install an operating system that happens to use the Linux kernel's functionality

    You have officially won the "semantics of the year" award!!

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    1. Re:Congratulations - you win! by krewemaynard · · Score: 4, Funny

      You have officially won the "semantics of the year" award!!

      Won? It's only January! This is a contender at best. At least wait till we get a few good car analogy threads before we start handing out awards.

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  5. Re:This seems abrupt by sneilan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey Mr. Owl, how many service packs will this beta need? Let me see.. Ah 1, Ah tahoo ah 3!!! CRUNCH.

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  6. Re:This seems abrupt by dotancohen · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're an idiot.

    No, I'm a jerk. Get it right. Idiots are stupid, I am simply mean.

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    It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
  7. Re:Marketing play by ZygnuX · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then again, if you refuse to have a propietary browser... why do you accept a propietary ftp client?

    It should come without browser, and no ftp, and don't get me started on Telnet!!!

  8. Re:This seems abrupt by dotancohen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, and a human is 97% genetically indistinguishable from a pig.

    Well, that explains the taste.

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  9. Re:This seems abrupt by clang_jangle · · Score: 4, Funny

    The problem isn't that Windows 7 is based on Vista, of course it is. The point is that all Windows 7 seems to be is Vista 1.1.

    NEW WINDOWS 7!!! Using the ALL-NEW, cutting edge NT kernel version 6.1!

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  10. Re:This seems abrupt by b4dc0d3r · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did Linus just with an argument on Slashdot? With himself? The guy's a superhero in my book.

  11. Re:This seems abrupt by Anpheus · · Score: 4, Funny

    You accidentally the verb.