RTM/Office-Vista

[Jeff]

Ha,
See,
I AM right, from MSDN!!!!

Today we are pleased to announce the release to manufacturing of the 2007
Microsoft Office System! That's right, the Office client and server products
have gone gold.

If you are a MSDN Premium subscriber, you should be able to download the RTM
version now from MSDN subscriber downloads. If you thought it was going to
be seven days after RTM before you could get Office, we are also announcing
today that MSDN Premium subscribers will be able to download both Office and
Vista as soon as they RTM - which is a great segway to remind you of the 15%
discount available on MSDN Subscriptions.

Source: MSDN Blogs

AND
from Mary Jo Foley, this:

The day has finally come: Windows Vista is going gold. And the public
announcement that Windows Vista has been released to manufacturing is going
to happen tomorrow, November 8, around 11 a.m. PST, sources close to the
company are saying.

Microsoft's spokespeople aren't confirming, but it sounds like at least one
official (Steve Riley, senior manager in Microsoft's security business unit)
told Windows DevCon attendees in Las Vegas that November 8 is, indeed, the
magic date.


Jeff- !!!!!!
Well, I guess that's the end of people using "it's beta"; as a defense!!!!!!

 

[steve]

Ha,
See,
I AM right, from MSDN!!!!

Today we are pleased to announce the release to manufacturing of the
2007 Microsoft Office System! That's right, the Office client and server
products have gone gold.

If you are a MSDN Premium subscriber, you should be able to download the
RTM version now from MSDN subscriber downloads. If you thought it was
going to be seven days after RTM before you could get Office, we are
also announcing today that MSDN Premium subscribers will be able to
download both Office and Vista as soon as they RTM - which is a great
segway to remind you of the 15% discount available on MSDN Subscriptions.

Source: MSDN Blogs

AND
from Mary Jo Foley, this:

The day has finally come: Windows Vista is going gold. And the public
announcement that Windows Vista has been released to manufacturing is
going to happen tomorrow, November 8, around 11 a.m. PST, sources close
to the company are saying.

Microsoft's spokespeople aren't confirming, but it sounds like at least
one official (Steve Riley, senior manager in Microsoft's security
business unit) told Windows DevCon attendees in Las Vegas that November
8 is, indeed, the magic date.


Jeff- !!!!!!
Well, I guess that's the end of people using "it's beta"; as a
defense!!!!!!

Well it's not beta, but here's another "excuse." Hardware vendors and
software developers still need time to make stable drivers and
compatible hardware. The consumer launch isn't until January so there
will probably still be software compatibility problems and hardware
driver problems. Understandable flaws...not really an excuse

 

[Jeff]

Steve,
No doubt bout that. Never did get my Bluetooth radio to work.
Everything else; hardware driver-wise I've managed to get together.
But; you're definetly spot on there.
Heck; even XP64doesn't have great driver support;as least that's what I
hear.

Jeff

 

[Roy Coorne]

Jeff scribbled:
....

Well, I guess that's the end of people using "it's beta"; as a
defense!!!!!!

Well, the "Beta" is and remains a beta until 1 June 2007;-)