Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 30th Apr 2009 16:13 UTC, submitted by REM2000
As announced, the Windows 7 release candidate is now available for TechNet and MSDN subscribers. "The RC milestone is a result of feedback from millions of customers and partners around the world. It indicates the operating system is entering the final phases of development and is ready for partners to develop new applications, device drivers and services, and ready for IT pros to evaluate Windows 7 and examine how it will operate in their environment." The public release will be May 5.
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RE[2]: Will it get critical updates?
by kragil on Thu 30th Apr 2009 17:22
in reply to "RE: Will it get critical updates?"
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OK, thank you.
If it really gets security fixes great!(Citation needed. I read the opposite on the intertubes (Slashdot) and I believe you as much as the next guy.)
Free Windows for ONE YEAR for me.(With a little patching probably more 
And if it won't get security updates it can easily cause another Conficker, the RC will run for a year and a lot of people will probably keep using it once RTM is out and without security the next Conficker might be around the corner.(And I know that it is _mainly_ spread via unpatched XPs.)
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2005-06-29
Well, then I'm stupid. I can't help it that Windows 7 RC, and even the beta, is a much more pleasant OS to use than any Linux distribution, XP, or Vista. My three Windows machines are all running the RC.
And yes, of course they get security updates, and no, Conficker had nothing to do with a lack of updates. Conficker only affected lazy people who were unwilling to properly take care of their machines, i.e. this happens on any platform. Please stop spreading nonsense.