Windows 10: Windows 10 guess the RTM release date - $1000 prize

I went back and looked: Page 3, Post 23 should give you what you need to know.

So, it looks like Release to Manufacturing.


For me to win, it looks like it would have to be Release to Market, since I guessed September 4. *Sad

 

I fixed that for you. *Smile

You never know, they could change a bunch of things up and drag this out for a while.

 

Release to Market is General Availability. *Smile

Everything's done at Release to Market.

OEMs have Windows 10 installed on their computers and can only sell them (with Win 10 installed) when Microsoft says, "Release it to the Market," which, BTW, is us. DVDs are pressed with Windows 10 and are in Retailers' inventory and can only be sold when Microsoft says, "Release it to the Market."

AFIK, Microsoft has never used the term "General Availability" when referring to an RTM product.

Be that as it may, we seem to be guessing on Release to Manufacturing, rather than Market in this thread.

 

Just trying to keep the confusion down and the thread on track...

 

*Roflmao2 We are guessing on something that we are guessing on.

 

The acronym RTM has always been used by Microsoft as described in this Wikipedia article. There is absolutely no confusion here, according to the rules set by John we are guessing the Release To Manufacturing date.

No General Availability day, not the day when Gabe Aul tweets Windows 10 being available, not the day Gabe Aul tweets telling sorry we can't make that day I tweeted earlier but we'll do it on Thursday, not a self coined Never-Officially-Used-In-Any-Context-By-Microsoft-Or-Any-Other-Major-Player days like "release to market" (please Google it and check how official term that is) or any other "I Just Named a Day".

@Wolfgang, which date you want? Please make a post just containing one date, the day you will think is the RTM day. The one you picked for RTM in your earlier post is already taken.

 

You got it, WHS, but I do think it's been confirmed that it's Manufacturing.

 

Thanks, Kari.

Now we can be totally sure what we're guessing on.

 

Thanks Wynona but credits where they belong: My esteemed fellow TF geek Derek already told it quite clearly, I simply added some details:

No rocket science here: rules say RTM, we are quessing the RTM date. What it is is obviously clear, if not please read the Wikipedia article Derek posted (link in my post was just copied from his earlier post).

 

I guess it's settled, then! *Party

 

Sure is I hope. And I highly doubt I'll win but it's a great thing that this has been made available by the powers that be.

Jeff *Biggrin

 

I hardly ever win anything, but it sure would be nice to present our local Volunteer Fire Department with a $1000 check! *Smile

 

@Kari, Can you put me down for the 24th August please

If i win then i will donate the winnings to Help for Heroes - UK Military Charity

-Jamie

 

Done.

 

And this means we'll have it before RTM through Windows Update HA!!(snicker snicker "and now the confusion starts " he thinks evilly to himself)
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