X-iT gaf ons een link naar BetaNews waar wordt verteld dat Release Candidate 1 van Windows XP klaar is (build 2505). Voordat eind augustus de Gold release van de band rolt zal er eind juli eerst nog een RC2 verschijnen:
At long last, Microsoft today released Windows XP Release Candidate 1 to testers, sporting build number 2505. Beating the company's internal release goal of July 1, RC1 marks feature completion for Windows XP. Microsoft issued interim build 2502 earlier this week as a final check before the first release candidate was officially declared. The software giant is expected to make an announcement shortly to Preview Program participants, who will be given access to download the release.
Release Candidate 2 is slated to follow late next month, with a release to manufacturing at the end of August. In preparation for October's launch, Microsoft began a billion-dollar marketing campaign for Windows XP this week in Las Vegas.[break]
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Bij WinInformant heeft men overigens informatie over een Plus! Pack die ook voor Windows XP zal uitkomen. Welke extra's er in verwerkt zullen worden is nog niet geheel duidelijk, maar op speciale color-schemes voor Christmas en Halloween mag je alvast rekenen:[/break] After weeks of digging, I finally confirmed that Microsoft will ship a Plus! pack for Windows XP, as the company did for Windows 98 and Windows 95. The full contents of the XP Plus! pack are in flux, but one thing you'll see in the pack is holiday-oriented color schemes, such as Christmas and Halloween schemes. These schemes will be based on Luna, like the silver, blue, and olive green color schemes included in the box with XP.
Bedankt sjolmers voor de tip.