Microsoft today shipped Windows 8 Release Preview, the final time the company will offer a peek to the general public before the operating system goes on sale later this year.
Microsoft's top Windows executive, said the Release Preview is the "final pre-release" build. He talked about the next milestone, RTM, for "release to manufacturing," the label that describes the completed version used by computer makers to pre-install the operating system on new PCs.
Sinofsky said "We will still be changing Windows 8," from today's Release Candidate to RTM, a confirmation of what the company had said recently when it told customers that the final user interface would be missing from the Preview.
Sinofsky did not spell out a ship date for Windows 8, but did provide a general timeline for the rest of the development process.
"If the feedback and telemetry on Windows 8 and Windows RT match our expectations, then we will enter the final phases of the RTM process in about 2 months," he said. "If we are successful in that, then we are tracking to our shared goal of having PCs with Windows 8 and Windows RT available for the holidays."
The Release Preview can be downloaded from Microsoft's website.
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