Here Comes Windows Vista RC2
October 4th, 2006
WindowsITPro.com reports Microsoft this Friday will ship the final pre-release version of Windows Vista and, unexpectedly, will name the release as Release Candidate 2 (RC2)!
This is the last build Microsoft will be making available to the public prior to RTM, or “release to manufacturing.” That date–which was previously referred to as “on or before October 25″–has been adjusted slightly. Now, the Vista “launch window” begins October 18, when Microsoft will begin testing the final planned build for RTM. But Microsoft doesn’t expect to finalize the product until sometime between October 25 and November 8.
