Windows 7 after Augest 1?

[kernelmode]

What will happen to Windows 7 after this date? I dual boot so i will have no problems but I enjoyed this OS so much!!!
Its the best one i ever saw!! And i don't want to say goodbye!
Will there another beta?:sarc:
Or like thanks for trying the beta here is a free copy?
though i would even show some respect to Microsoft and buy a copy...

 

[Airbot]

It will just not work after that. But there will be a Release Candidate released, probably around April and you can install that. By August they might even have the final 7 released by then and you can buy it.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello kernelmode, welcome to Se7en Forums!


Airbot answered your questions, but I know I will be purchasing Windows 7 when it's released.

















Later Ted

 

[Iknewitwin7]

It will just not work after that. But there will be a Release Candidate released, probably around April and you can install that. By August they might even have the final 7 released by then and you can buy it.

Are you serious? I hope it's released that early, do you really think Windows 7 in 09? or 1st Qtr 2010?

 

[Airbot]

You never know. I don't doubt that it will be ready by the end of this year.

 

[apple3]

I just read that MS gained a small jump with this beta, reclaiming some of their market share. I think it will be out much sooner.

 

[Chappy]

One can only hope apple...one can only hope

I just want MS to make sure it's ready when they do release it, but after working with this beta for awhile now, I don't see too many issues that can kill this puppy.

 

[saverio]

sorry to be so naive, but what is a release candidate? Will this be open to all beta users?

It seems strange that MS would cut off the continuity of the product in the steps between beta and retail release - especially in light of such positive feedback and the resistance to returning to vista.

 

[Dzomlija]

sorry to be so naive, but what is a release candidate? Will this be open to all beta users?

It seems strange that MS would cut off the continuity of the product in the steps between beta and retail release - especially in light of such positive feedback and the resistance to returning to vista.

A "Release Candidate" is generally feature-complete, with very little chance of any major changes being made prior to RTM or GA ("Release To Manufacturing" and "General Availability"). An RC version is only likely to to be changed if some MAJOR flaw is discovered.

RC versions of 7 may be made public, just like Vista had it's RC versions public...

 

[saverio]

Thanks Dzomlija, now everything is clear.

I'm very taken with 7, and I really really don't want to look back to vista or XP.

Do microsoft offer incentives to the beta community when the product goes to market, or is it a case of "thanks for the support and feedback - the queue starts back there...?"

 

[Dzomlija]

Thanks Dzomlija, now everything is clear.

I'm very taken with 7, and I really really don't want to look back to vista or XP.

Do microsoft offer incentives to the beta community when the product goes to market, or is it a case of "thanks for the support and feedback - the queue starts back there...?"

Yeah, it generally works thats way, depending on your point of view.

The whole point of providing public betas is to allow the developers to test the software on a variety of hardware configurations that they ordinarily would not be able to test with. In my experience there are no 2 hardware configurations that are 100% identical. BETAs allow for the testing of the widest selection of hardware variations that is not possible in a controlled lab environment.


For me, the whole incentive is being able to try something new before committing the cash investment in purchasing the final product. And so far I'll say (like most others will too) that Windows 7 is by far the most stable BETA release from anywhere that I've used, ever. If this is the stability and reliability that Microsoft can offer with a BETA product, then I think the final release is going to be something truly groundbreaking...

 

[saverio]

I totally agree, my only hope is that they don't bring out a plethora of flavours like they did with vista.

I'd love to see just an Ultimate and an enterprise version for sale, with the x86 and 64 discs together like vista ultimate.

Lets face it, it's human nature to want the max, even though you might not really use all of it's featureset. I wonder how many home basic MS actually sold?

All the PC oem's were budling vista home premium in their machines. I really don't want to be paying 300 usd for it as vista ultimate was. Still, we wait and see.

I agree totally about the chance to have input and also to be able to feedback suggestions and ideas.