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Windows Vista SP2 Release schedule - RC in February, RTM in April 2009
D' Technology Weblog — ... will offer the first Release Candidate of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista in February 2009. Vista SP1 was of course released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, concomitantly with the RTM of Windows Server 2008. Come April 2009, the software giant reportedly plans to sign-off the code for Vista SP2. As it happened with SP1, the RTM and availability deadlines for Vista SP2 might not coincide. Vista SP1 RTM’d in February but was only up for grabs in mid-March 2008, reports TechARP. ...

Report: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 coming in April
TechBlog — ... . For those now pinning their hopes on Vista's Service Pack 2, there's a goal in sight. TechARP reports that SP2 is scheduled to ship in April : A confidential source has revealed that Microsoft will deliver a Release Candidate in February, 2009 with the final SP2 binary scheduled for RTM (Release To Manufacturing) in April, 2009. As always, do remember that when Microsoft announces that a product is RTM, it doesn't mean you will be able to download it right away. RTM merely means it is "released to manufacturing", including OEMs. Actual public release will be sometime later. ...

Microsoft mum on rumors of April Vista SP2 release
Betanews — ... , BetaNews December 2, 2008, 3:56 PM Windows 7 is scheduled for the second half of 2009 -- preferably not year's end -- so all of a sudden, it's time to wind down Vista's lifecycle. With not much time left, predictions about milestone dates are more likely to be accurate. A report from the Malaysian technology blog TechARP cites what it calls a "confidential source" as having revealed that Microsoft plans to produce a release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 this upcoming February, with the intent of a final release in April. Given what we know for certain about ...

Vista SP2: What’s inside?
All about Microsoft — ... available to select testers in late October. Company officials have said to expect the final Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 builds in the first half of 2009. Last week, the Tech ARP site reported that Microsoft is targeting April 2009 as its final Vista SP2 release date . Given the Redmondians’ desire to get Vista SP2 out the door before Windows 7 is released to manufacturing, April makes a lot of sense. The latest RTM targets I’ve heard for Windows 7 are in the June/July 2009 realm. On a related note, speaking of service pack updates, the Windows Home Server team is ...

Microsoft: Vista SP2, Windows Server SP2 betas Thursday
Betanews — ... information attributed by a Malaysian tech blog to a "confidential source" earlier today, saying that a release candidate for Vista SP2, and probably Windows Server 2008 SP2, were due next February. 3:56 pm EST December 2, 2008 - Windows 7 is scheduled for the second half of 2009 -- preferably not year's end -- so all of a sudden, it's time to wind down Vista's lifecycle. With not much time left, predictions about milestone dates are more likely to be accurate. A report from the Malaysian technology blog TechARP cites what it calls a "confidential source" as having revealed ...

Linkpost | 1.21.2009
TechBlog — ... drops anti-piracy measures from iWork '09 - No longer requires a serial number to install it. • Apple iPhone Sales Drop 24% In U.S. During Q4 -- Survey (AAPL) - From the previous quarter, when the iPhone was released. But still, Apple's iPhone may have outsold Android nearly 6-to-1 • Microsoft Sells Entire Comcast Stake - Sells its 7.3 percent ownership of the cable giant. • What Will Become of Windows Vista? - Once Windows 7 launches. Also Windows Vista Service Pack 2's Latest Release Schedule • IBM '09 Profit Forecast Tops ...

Rumor: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Delayed Until May or June
Wired: Epicenter — ... News site TechArp is reporting an unnamed but reliable source has revealed the final release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is scheduled for release in March, 2009. The finalized code will then be made available to hardware manufacturers and OEMs sometime during Q2 2009. ...

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Delayed [Unconfirmed]
Gizmodo — ... It looks like Windows Vista SP2 will be squeezed out not too long before Windows 7 itself hits. TechARP, who originally reported to expect it in April, says its release date has slipped to May. ...