Windows 7 RC coming May 5 for public consumption, out now for MSDN / TechNet subscribers?

It's not as good as gold, but according to Microsoft's Partner Program website, Windows 7's release candidate is due out to the masses on May 5, a bit earlier than the BBC report had previously noted. MSDN and TechNet subscribers can apparently download the new build now, although Ars Technica is reporting it may not be up just yet. There's always the chance that this date was posted in error or will be pushed back, so in the meantime, perhaps marking your calendar with pencil or erasable pen isn't such a bad idea.

[Via Ars Technica; thanks, John]

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 1:02AM]

you need to strengthen those penmanship skills before you worry about business opportunities.

tomo

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 3:25PM]

You missed a few Windows Versions.
The great Win ME

MS DOS and Windows Timeline
• DOS 1.0 to 6.22 - Released 1982
• Windows 1.0 - Released 1985
• Windows 2.0 - Released 1988
• Windows/286 and Windows/386 - Released 1989
• Windows 3.0 - Released 1990
• Windows 3.1 - Released 1992
• Windows NT _Released 1993
• Windows 95 - Released 1995
• Windows 98 - Released 1998
• Windows ME - Released 2000
• Windows XP - Released 2001
• Windows Vista - Released 2005
• Windows 7 - Will be Released Jan 2010

[(Unverified) Posted May 12th 2009 8:48AM]

I think we will see even more features and integration between windows 7 and windows mobile next year. It just keeps getting better and better.