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images/news/windows7.jpgUpdate:
I have confirmed with a Microsoft employee that build 7048 does not yet exist, and that development on the RC branch has not yet started. Speculation on a new build keeps mounting as testers still have not received anything beyond build 7000.
It is possible that Microsoft has sped up development and is prepping an RC earlier than originally expected, but what is more likely is that an RC1 will be released privately (and leaked, of course) and a later RC build will be released to the public. Microsoft did the same with IE8: an RC1 build was sent to testers (8.0.6001.18343), and the public got a newer build a few weeks later (8.0.6001.18372). Both builds claimed RC1 in the about box.
More and more evidence is pointing towards a 2009 release of Windows 7, but Microsoft has yet to confirm any specific dates regarding the operating system's release schedule.
read more: Arstechnica
I have confirmed with a Microsoft employee that build 7048 does not yet exist, and that development on the RC branch has not yet started. Speculation on a new build keeps mounting as testers still have not received anything beyond build 7000.
It is possible that Microsoft has sped up development and is prepping an RC earlier than originally expected, but what is more likely is that an RC1 will be released privately (and leaked, of course) and a later RC build will be released to the public. Microsoft did the same with IE8: an RC1 build was sent to testers (8.0.6001.18343), and the public got a newer build a few weeks later (8.0.6001.18372). Both builds claimed RC1 in the about box.
More and more evidence is pointing towards a 2009 release of Windows 7, but Microsoft has yet to confirm any specific dates regarding the operating system's release schedule.
read more: Arstechnica
