Latest news - all three candidates (7260, 7261 and 7262) were rejected during voting for RTM, after that new build 7263 was compiled, next voting will take place two days later. If quality of new builds will not be satisfying, this situation may repeat till the 13th of July.
yup, my bad - was a little bit drunk Thanks for correcting me, anyway - RTM => Ready for The prime tiMe
More news from wzor: 22.06 - 10.07 RTM RECALL 10.07 WINDOWS 7 RTM FINAL BUILD TARGET - "golden code" compilation day. 13.07 WINDOWS 7 RTM SIGN-OFF. So don't hurry anymore.
WZor has just posted an update regarding the signing-off of Windows 7 RTM! Here is the roadmap to RTM: Basically, between now and July 10, 2009, Microsoft will be preparing the build containing all of the SKU's which will be sent out to partners first, possibly Connect and MSDN/Technet subscribers next, and finally customers when it hits the store shelves! Then, on July 13, 2009, Windows 7 will officially be COMPLETED! This is bittersweet for me as I was hoping to have an RTM build to install soon, but I suppose a couple more weeks isn't too long to wait. WZor also noted that employees will have access to the RTM build on July 10th, so be on the lookout for the RTM build shortly thereafter. Likewise, in regards to what the RTM build number will be, WZor says their sources report it will most likely be rounded to 7300. So, the RTM build that leaks may look something like be: 6.1.7300.0.winmain.??????-???? WinFuture.de is reporting today that sources close to them say Windows 7 will RTM on June 29, 2009. As far as who is right and who is wrong, both of these sources are credible, so they're both hearing information from people out of Microsoft; it's not as if one of these sites are lying to everyone. And just to add to the mix, Neowin.net reported on June 16, 2009 that their sources indicated an RTM date of June 26, 2009! Again, all credible sites, so the difference probably lies in which of their sources has the most recent information. Both WZor and WinFuture have posted their RTM dates today, so I guess we'll see what happens. Just to recap, here are the RTM dates as they've been reported by 3 credible sites: Neowin.net: June 26, 2009 WinFuture.de: June 29, 2009 WZor.net: July 13, 2009
@buitran55 I think it's useless to post every day for catching rtm build. You (like me) have to wait until July 13 (or maybe few days later that date). Of course RTM will be spread out on technet/msdn and at the same time via torrent file. Furthermore, without a valid cert file and key for activation, you will only use it as "evaluation copy", at least until a crack or loader (or any other method) will be out.
At least the cert/key argument shouldn't be a big deal. Even RTM should offer 30 days grace period plus two rearms. The resulting 90 days should be more than enough to get a valid key and cert.
Everything is strictly related to when and how notebooks with Windows 7 preinstalled will be sold and see the light, that's all.