Windows 8 Release Preview is out

[Sysman]

Ars Technica report

The Release Preview is the third in Microsoft's trio of Windows 8 pre-releases. The first was the Developer Preview, back in September of last year. Instead of following up with a more traditional "beta" release, Redmond branded the next version, launched in late February, the "Consumer Preview." This final version would more traditionally be known as a Release Candidate.

Windows 8 Release Preview ISO images

[Sysman]

Also the Server 2012 Release Candidate:

Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Datacenter

[d000hg]

Look forward to hearing how they changed it from the previous beta - have no machine to run it on.

[scooby]

Look forward to hearing how they changed it from the previous beta - have no machine to run it on.

I gave up on the last preview. Got miffed off trying to work out how to do anything, especially as i dont work or care for those stupid tabs things... Give me a start menu and the search box / cmd line.

(but I'll go download and set up a parallels to test now... )

[Mich the Tester]

Oh good, so hopefully lots of organisations will have to do rebuilds and retests of their applications. Just as long as Microsoft don't make it too compatible with other stuff, boomed!

[Scoobos]

I gave up on the last preview. Got miffed off trying to work out how to do anything, especially as i dont work or care for those stupid tabs things... Give me a start menu and the search box / cmd line.

(but I'll go download and set up a parallels to test now... )

It's all in the windows key, just press it then type what you want.

[doomage]

I gave up on the last preview. Got miffed off trying to work out how to do anything, especially as i dont work or care for those stupid tabs things... Give me a start menu and the search box / cmd line.

(but I'll go download and set up a parallels to test now... )

Maybe you're not cut out to work with computers?

[scooby]

Maybe you're not cut out to work with computers?

whoa there cowboy!! I'm a PM, I have monkeys and people who supposedly know what to do working for me!!

[northernladuk]

Maybe you're not cut out

FTFY

[russell]

This will be the product that get Ballmer ousted as CEO. To put a tablet touch UI onto a desktop OS a monumental **** up. Hopefully Apple and Ubuntu will grab a share of the consumer PC market and unimaginative box shifters like Dell will disappear into server cloud world.