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Microsoft: No Additional Windows 7 Public Betas.

The public release of Windows 7 beta is undoubtedly the most exciting thing to happen to PC users so far this year. But itтЂ™s only going to happen once, as Microsoft says that itтЂ™ll be the only public beta weтЂ™ll get. Those who are enjoying the Windows 7 beta will have to stick with it until the final version ships, as the public beta released in early January will be the first and last of the public betas for the OS. That itтЂ™s necessarily bad news, however, as the next major milestone for Microsoft will be a release candidate (RC) version, which means that a final release will be just beyond that. Microsoft developer тЂњStevenтЂќ wrote on the MSDN blog, тЂњThe next milestone for the development of Windows 7 is the Release Candidate or тЂ˜RC.тЂ™ Historically the Release Candidate has signaled тЂ˜weтЂ™re pretty close and we want people to start testing the release, especially because all the features are done.тЂ™тЂќ While both the beta and release candidate are just unfinished, pre-release version of software, there is a clear distinction. Microsoft released the beta тЂњto validate the quality, reliability, compatibility, and experience of Windows 7.тЂќ The release candidate, on the other hand, will be Windows 7 as Microsoft intends to ship it. тЂњThis release allows the whole ecosystem to reach a known state together and make sure that we are all ready together for the Release to Manufacturing. Once we get to RC, the whole ecosystem is in тЂ˜dress rehearsalтЂ™ mode for the next steps,тЂќ Steven detailed. Now for the question everyoneтЂ™s been waiting for, but probably not the answer we want: тЂњThe obvious question is that we know the Pre-Beta was October 28, 2008, and the Beta was January 7th, so when is the Release Candidate and RTM? The answer is forthcoming,тЂќ -- in other words, there is no answer. тЂњBelieve me, we know many people want to know more specifics,тЂќ it acknowledged. тЂњWeтЂ™re on a good path and weтЂ™re making progress. We are taking a quality-based approach to completing the product and wonтЂ™t be driven by imposed deadlines.тЂќ As much as weтЂ™re all fans of a new and improved Windows, weтЂ™re even bigger fans of things that are finished and polished. The last thing we need is a rushed operating system that will eventually become the most popular on the planet, despite what some eager fan may be petitioning.

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