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During this past weekend, Microsoft had quietly announced that the Release Candidate for Windows 7 was going to be available for download beginning on May 5.  Additionally, it was also noted that MSDN and TechNet Partners were able to begin downloading Windows 7 RC immediately.  This all sounded pretty normal, the May 5 date seemed like it would have fit the timeline that one would have expected.  However after another visit to that same Microsoft Partner Program page, it seems that Microsoft has changed their mind, and returned the previous Windows 7 information.  Additionally, it seems that even those MSDN and TechNet partners were not able to get the download.

Now instead of saying:

“Partners: If you have a subscription to MSDN or TechNet, you can download Windows 7 RC now. Otherwise you can download Windows 7 RC starting May 5, 2009.”

It just reads:

“The Windows 7 Beta download period is now over. If you completed the Windows 7 Beta download, product keys are still available if you do not currently have one.”

Now we can just wonder if we will still see a May 5 RC availability or if someone at Microsoft just got a little excited and posted the new details a little early.  Either way, the news of an RC coming soon sounds good.  Windows 7, at least in my testing daily use of beta 7000 has proven to be very nice. So nice, that I think I would be willing to either shell out for the software, or possibly a new notebook that is already running it.

Read [Microsoft Partner Program]  Via [ars technica]