Windows 7 RTM date no longer July 13

[craz]

However, it seems like due to several show stopper bugs, one that we think has to do with activation, the RTM build has been delayed from the initial date.
Today was pretty much the deadline that Microsoft internally set to choose and decide on an RTM build, but from what we’re now hearing none of the builds thus far have been deemed good enough, and so they’re continuing to compile RTM candidate builds.
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Again, when we initially reported on the matter, internal sources and other forms of evidence led us to believe that the RTM was coming, and I can safely say that at the time it was confirmed and it was going to happen, but with these new show-stopper bugs present Microsoft had to make a change to the roadmap to accommodate the time it will take to iron them out.

Source: Windows 7 RTM Update: Roadmap Possibly Altered

Don't know how valid this is but geeksmack has reported several Windows 7 rumors in the past. Guess we will have to wait longer =(

[Budeone]

Its like 8 days before x-mas

[Kev4z]

The pressure is really going to be extreme on the code guys trying to make this happen ASAP

[acjuan]

Nobody should be rushing Microsoft for anything.
If they want to release Windows 7 to Technet on October 22nd, then they can do so on that day.
It's either the Windows Vista launch all over again or the Windows 7 launch that we want it to be.

[EaglePC]

leak us build 7271 in x64 then

[jake]

This is kind of off topic, but I thought I would share what I found on another forum:
Windows 7 RC To Final Upgrade Possible

This means we can clean use the upgrade media to either do a clean install or an upgrade from RC to RTM if we would like to.

[bassemanden]

old news

[jake]

If you're talking about what I was said, it's not old news. Initially they said that you had to have XP or Vista installed, they never mentioned if you had Windows 7 installed.

[craz]

its confirmed. no one here reads the front page =(
Upgrade from Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 will be possible | Windows 7 Center

[bassemanden]

If you're talking about what I was said, it's not old news. Initially they said that you had to have XP or Vista installed, they never mentioned if you had Windows 7 installed.

i new that 3 weeks ago