With all the interest in Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 is getting as much love as it was perhaps expecting. However as many of the best features of Windows 7 rely on Svr R2-it’s a good idea to know when you can get your hands on it:
ISV & IHV Partners: August 14th
Microsoft Certified/Gold Certified Partners: August 19th
Microsoft Action Pack Subscribers: August 23rd
OEMs: July 29th
Volume Licensing customer with Software Assurance: August 19th
Volume Licensing customer without Software Assurance: September 1st
TechNet/MSDN Subscribers: August 14th
Retail Channel: September 14th
According to Twitter-it could be August 19th for Technet/MSDN…
One thing I do find funny is that Microsoft are still telling customers it’s release date is January…but if you really push them, they’ll go to November 🙂
Technet blog is here.
Cloudy with a chance of Licensing 