LiLmEgZ Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 The list below shows all the release dates for different versions of Windows 8. We are already at Consumer Preview (February 28, 2012) which was exactly on time. So we can expect Windows 8 final to be released at the end of 2012. Stage 1: Milestone 1Stage 2: Milestone 2 – December 9, 2010Stage 3: Milestone 3 – February 28, 2011Stage 4: Developer Preview – BUILD – September 13, 2011Stage 5: Consumer Preview – February 29, 2012Stage 6: Release Candidate – MIX12 – Approximately around July 9, 2012Stage 7: Ready To Manufacturing/RTM Build – Approximately at the end of 2012Stage 8: Retail Shelf Date – Approximately around January 7, 2013Note that these are just estimated dates, they are not 100% accurate or confirmed as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseiler Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Whose guesses are the last three stages? The dates are later than conventional wisdom--it's extremely unlikely that MS will miss the shopping season. Without posting a source your list carries no weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kien_vip Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 it is a long time. waiting for rtm version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Please include the 'Source' (your article is utterly lacking in credibility as noted by the first respondent to your OP.) :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0H1T Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I'd say that Win8 could go to retail by Oct-Nov like the case was last time. M$ seems to be in trouble with dwindling PC sales & tablets /smartphones are eating the lower end of the notebok market steadily ! Its unlikely that they'll wanna miss this chance to promote tablets by Christmas with Win8 providing the perfect chance for a showdown vs iOS/Android also office 15 is a good year or so away hence they'll need to move fast on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 9, 2012 Administrator Share Posted April 9, 2012 The rumored date of release is around October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLmEgZ Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Whose guesses are the last three stages? The dates are later than conventional wisdom--it's extremely unlikely that MS will miss the shopping season. Without posting a source your list carries no weight. Thats why this is called a ESTIMATE of the Win8 Release Roadmap, not exactly 100% confirmed or correct. Oh and rseiler... DONT forget that MS actually did miss the holiday season when they released Vista... it didnt even come out til end January of 2007!! WAY after Christmas was done with the prior year :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crack1up Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Whose guesses are the last three stages? The dates are later than conventional wisdom--it's extremely unlikely that MS will miss the shopping season. Without posting a source your list carries no weight. Thats why this is called a ESTIMATE of the Win8 Release Roadmap, not exactly 100% confirmed or correct. Oh and rseiler... DONT forget that MS actually did miss the holiday season when they released Vista... it didnt even come out til end January of 2007!! WAY after Christmas was done with the prior year :) The title suggests a fact statement and not an estimate. I would suggest changing the title to include the word estimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLmEgZ Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 I cant edit the title, but maybe a mod can? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 11, 2012 Administrator Share Posted April 11, 2012 I cant edit the title, but maybe a mod can? Edit > Full Editor. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLmEgZ Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 thx, DTK, changed the topic line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win7nerd Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 im sure the the RTM will leak before release date...ohh wait did i say that aloud? :P (most of thier Os's do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLmEgZ Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 You are correct because I remember when the Windows 7 RTM build got leaked... was not too long after the RTM build date too... was like 2 weeks afterwards if I remember correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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