NetRyder
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UPDATE: Most recent news here:
http://www.osnn.net/forum/showthread.php?p=518546#post518546
Paul Thurrott reports:
http://www.osnn.net/forum/showthread.php?p=518546#post518546
Paul Thurrott reports:
Source: WinSupersiteThe release schedule I published in The Road to Windows "Longhorn" 2004 was accurate at the time it was published. However, as is so often the case, Microsoft has revised that schedule. What hasn't changed is the May 2006 release date: While internal discussions at Microsoft recently questioned whether August 2006 would be more viable, the word has come down from on high: May 2006 is non-negotiable. Longhorn will be released to manufacturing in May 2006, according to senior Microsoft executives.
Here's the new schedule:
Longhorn Beta 1 code complete - March 16, 2005
Longhorn Beta 1 internal release and domain rollout - April 2005
Longhorn Beta 2 (and product) code complete - July 1, 2005
Longhorn Beta 2 internal release - Q3 2005
Longhorn Beta 2 public release - September 2005 (PDC 2005)
Longhorn Release Candidate 0 (RC0) internal release -Q4 2005
Longhorn Release Candidate 1 (RC1) internal release - March 2006
Longhorn release to manufacturing (RTM) - May 2006