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Windows 7 Hits Build 7600 (Possible RTM)

Posted by timothy on from the all-aflutter dept.

An anonymous reader writes "One Microsoft Way is reporting that Microsoft has significantly incremented the build number of both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: 'Reports across the Web are pointing to a build 7600 for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This is significant because the bump in the build number would suggest that Microsoft has christened this build as the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build. The RTM is expected to be given out to Microsoft partners sometime later this month and launched on October 22, 2009, the day of General Availability (GA). The build string is "7600.16384.090710-1945," which indicates that it was compiled just a few days ago: July 10, 2009, at 7:45pm. Microsoft only increments the build number when it reaches a significant goal, and the only one left is the RTM milestone. The last builds that were leaking were all 72xx builds, so such a large bump is suspicious but at the same time it is something Microsoft would do to signify that this is the final build.'"

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  1. And the Lord spake, saying, by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceedest on to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it." Amen.

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    1. Re:And the Lord spake, saying, by Heed00 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Run away! Run away!

      I try to tell them. Just look at the bones!

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      Thought thinks itself.
    2. Re:And the Lord spake, saying, by davester666 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Thy enemy shall be known as "End User".

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  2. I'd like to see nicknames by kabdib · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd like to see nicknames, like:

    Bellicose Bill
    or
    Ballistic Ballmer
    or
    Screamin' Steven

    rather than boorrrrring build numbers.

    Just sayin'.

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    Any sufficiently advanced technology is insufficiently documented.
    1. Re:I'd like to see nicknames by Ihmhi · · Score: 4, Funny

      Chair Chucker!

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  3. As Lincoln said ... by Herschel+Cohen · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can fool some of the people All the Time ...

    "And that's our target market", said the marketing droid.

  4. Re:Windows 7 makes me excited by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd suck nine dicks to get a job posting pro-Microsoft stuff online. Just got laid off and would LOVE to get a check while still being able to troll people like you.

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    Not a Twitter sockpuppet... but I wish I was.
  5. Re:Windows 7 makes me excited by PNutts · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows 7: There are so many versions to choose from...

    As opposed to, say, Linux distributions?