Betanews bericht dat Windows 2000 RTM (de datum waarop de final in produktie gaat) wederom is uitgesteld. Aanvankelijk was het de bedoeling dat produktie midden november zou beginnen, maar Bill heeft dit verplaatst naar 8 december:
As Microsoft finalizes Windows 2000 Release Candidate 3, the RTM date of the upcoming OS slowly slips further away. In a recent announcement to ISVs, Microsoft noted that Windows 2000 is currently on schedule for a December 8th release to manufacturing. Microsoft was originally shooting for a mid-November COMDEX release, although changes to the RC3 schedule has deemed this impossible. Windows 2000 is expected to hit retail outlets in early February of next year.