Windows 7 Hits Build 7600 (Possible RTM) 671
An anonymous reader writes "One Microsoft Way is reporting that Microsoft has significantly incremented the build number of both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: 'Reports across the Web are pointing to a build 7600 for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This is significant because the bump in the build number would suggest that Microsoft has christened this build as the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build. The RTM is expected to be given out to Microsoft partners sometime later this month and launched on October 22, 2009, the day of General Availability (GA). The build string is "7600.16384.090710-1945," which indicates that it was compiled just a few days ago: July 10, 2009, at 7:45pm. Microsoft only increments the build number when it reaches a significant goal, and the only one left is the RTM milestone. The last builds that were leaking were all 72xx builds, so such a large bump is suspicious but at the same time it is something Microsoft would do to signify that this is the final build.'"
And the Lord spake, saying, (Score:5, Funny)
"First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceedest on to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it." Amen.
Re:And the Lord spake, saying, (Score:5, Funny)
I try to tell them. Just look at the bones!
I'd like to see nicknames (Score:5, Funny)
I'd like to see nicknames, like:
Bellicose Bill
or
Ballistic Ballmer
or
Screamin' Steven
rather than boorrrrring build numbers.
Just sayin'.
Re:And the Lord spake, saying, (Score:2, Funny)
Kinda like microsoft, never have there when I need them.
Three.
And coke reintroduces coca cola classic (Score:3, Funny)
A while back coke.. err i mean microsoft.. introduced "new coke".. err.. i mean windows vista.. which was an unfort--*cough*purposeful*cough*--unate flop.
Then, they released "coca-cola classic".. err.. i mean windows xp again...err.. i mean "windows 7".. which the public raved was so much better than before!
HURRAY! *cough*and microsoft gets away with zero innovation by simply engineering expectations*cough*
Re:I'd like to see nicknames (Score:5, Funny)
Chair Chucker!
Re:Wow!!! (Score:1, Funny)
Did you get first or third?
As Lincoln said ... (Score:5, Funny)
You can fool some of the people All the Time ...
"And that's our target market", said the marketing droid.
Re:Genius marketing (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Our world is saved! (Score:3, Funny)
If you're setting them on fire, put them on your junk first. It will melt into a permanent condom. You'll need it for Windows.
Re:OK, Since this is a non-event... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I just got sweaty palms... (Score:4, Funny)
Then, clearly, you're either masturbating incorrectly, or having a heart attack (or both). Unfortunately, the corrective actions for each are contradictory...
Bless their hearts (Score:3, Funny)
They are still making "Windows?"
That's cute. I guess there's always a market for retro stuff.
Re:Windows 7 makes me excited (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Windows 7 makes me excited (Score:5, Funny)
Windows 7: There are so many versions to choose from...
As opposed to, say, Linux distributions?
Re:Windows 7 makes me excited (Score:2, Funny)
You can start with mine.
-- Steve
Re:Windows 7 makes me excited (Score:2, Funny)
Although I'm not really doubting your FPS stats (and I actually quite like Win7, and generally despise Vista), I think a large portion of people touting Win7 is "way better than Vista" is because their Vista installation has been there for 2 years and has a bunch of stuff installed in it, their Win7 was probably cleanly installed a month ago after the latest Beta/RC.
That this would matter is amusing to a *nix user.
Re:Windows 7 makes me excited (Score:4, Funny)
Re:And the Lord spake, saying, (Score:5, Funny)
Thy enemy shall be known as "End User".
Re:Windows 7 makes me excited (Score:4, Funny)
man nice
PS: That's no compliment, type it in a shell :P
Re:Bless their hearts (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Windows 7 makes me excited (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, but whatever Linux distro I install, I can make it work like any other without having to pay extra.;)
That's why I use rpm pointed at the fedora repos with my Kubuntu install. Your right I don't have to pay extra.
But I haven't gotten it to work either. Maybe I'm not not l33t enough. ;)
Re:Bless their hearts (Score:3, Funny)
I know; now Apple and Linux have flooded the desktop market, it's nice to see good old Windows still trying to enter that elusive segment.
Re:Bless their hearts (Score:1, Funny)
I guess there's always a market for retro stuff.
Like Unix?
Re:Windows 7 makes me excited (Score:4, Funny)
"RTHDRIBL"
I'm sorry... do you need a tissue?
Re:I just got sweaty palms... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Windows 7 makes me excited (Score:1, Funny)
Rose-tinted glasses I guess, even before 4, KDE was about as stable as Tom Cruise.