Windows 8 RTM build reportedly 8500, announcement coming late July

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Pull up a seat if you want to hear about some new information regarding the RTM of Windows 8. Wzor, who has been known to leak Windows information in the past, has just updated a post that says Windows 8 RTM build will be 8500.0.120623-1707. We should note this contradicts Win8China's claim that the final build will be in the 8600 class.

http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-rtm-build-reportedly-8500-announcement-coming-late-july

 

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Microsoft To Release Windows 8 RTM Build At MGX Event In July [REPORT]

The next version of Microsoft [FONT=inherit !important][FONT=inherit !important][/FONT][/FONT]Windows is just a few weeks away from completion and release, folks! After months of speculation, leaks, controversial keynotes and demonstrations, Derveloper[FONT=inherit !important][FONT=inherit !important][/FONT][/FONT]/Consumer Previews, we’re closing in on the feature-complete RTM build. A report published earlier today suggests that the final build will be available in July. Details after the jump!

http://www.redmondpie.com/microsoft-to-release-windows-8-rtm-build-at-mgx-event-in-july-report

 

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[h=1]Microsoft to declare Windows 8 RTM in three weeks, says report[/h]

Microsoft is a little more than three weeks away from wrapping up Windows 8, according to leaks of recent builds of the upcoming operating system and claims by a Russian blog.
Windows 8 RTM, for "release to manufacturing," is close, said sites and discussion forums that posted information about builds marked as "RTM," the milestone that marks completed code ready to ship to computer makers.


Neowin.net first reported Monday on the rumors of the impending completion of Windows 8.

http://www.itworld.com/windows/282332/microsoft-declare-windows-8-rtm-three-weeks-says-report

 

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[h=1]How close is Windows 8 to being 'done'?[/h]

Believe or not, folks, Microsoft execs still have not said when Windows 8 will be “done.”
“Done,” in this case, can mean either released to manufacturing or made generally available — your call. But in spite of any rumors you’ve read, pundits to whom you’ve cleaved, or partners who claim to be in the know, there’s been no officially sanctioned word.
This isn’t too surprising, given the increasingly secrecy-obsessed Windows regime. But given most of the sources and contacts with whom I converse believe Windows 8 to be very close to the finish line, it’s still somewhat interesting that no one from Microsoft has offered any substantial guidance here.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/how-close-is-windows-8-to-being-done/13024