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vista service pack 2


MillenX

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A product reaches RTM stage when it has completed all alpha, beta and release candidate phases. It is also known as "Gold" phase, or the time when the product is final and can be then sold in stores or to resellers.

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Since it has completed all the testing phrases and is final, why is it only released to manufacturer but not both manufacturer and public?

That's my point.

Windows always goes to manufacturers first. This is why you can go to the store and get an HP with a new OS before the retail copies are available. Or they try for a simultaneous release, so that new PCs hit the stores the same time as the new media does.

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the point is, that developers should test their software (applications, drivers ..) and create updates if required before the public gets the sp2
Windows always goes to manufacturers first. This is why you can go to the store and get an HP with a new OS before the retail copies are available. Or they try for a simultaneous release, so that new PCs hit the stores the same time as the new media does.

Thanks to all for the infos.

And also thanks to Iulian Claudiu for sharing.

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