Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate) Release on May 5 ?

After a long silence from Microsoft about Windows 7 RC release date and public download, here is  interesting news come out today. Several users from Windows7center and sevenforums has spotted Windows 7 Release Candidate download page scheduled for May 5 on Microsoft Partner Program website. As per that page, every one should be able to download Windows 7 RC on May 5, 2009 which is way ahead of expected date.

Later on that page found to be accidental post and got confirmed that Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate) will not be available for download to Microsoft TechNet and MSDN subscribers but it is available only to the Microsoft OEM partners such as Dell, Siemens (Microsoft Gold Partners).

We don’t have any information or confirmation from any of Gold Partners about availability of Windows 7 RC for download. The mystery of windows 7 RC build number still continues, only time will tell what will be Windows 7 RC Build number.

Windows 7 RC Download Page

Side Note: Check out long thread on sevenforums about Windows 7 RC. One of Imposter claimed to be downloading windows 7 RC (Build 7200), here is photoshopped image of windows 7 RC .