Did Microsoft insider leak Windows 8 release date?
By Kurt MackieJan 28, 2010 A former Microsoft employee apparently disclosed release-to-manufacturing dates for future Microsoft products, including Office 2012, Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. The dates are included in a chart that was drawn up by former Microsoft employee Chris Green, which can be accessed here (PDF, 900k). A link to Green’s “roadmap draft” can be found on his MSDN blog from Dec. 2, 2009. The Microsoft Kitchen blog (unaffiliated with Microsoft) publicized the supposed leak, which may not be accurate. The future product names in Green’s chart are followed by question marks. Green’s MSDN blog includes a statement that the opinions in the blog “are not intended to represent my employer’s view.” Green apparently was trying to provide a helpful overview of mainstream support and extended support time periods for existing Microsoft products, but the future product dates stayed in the chart. If Green’s chart is accurate, here are RTM dates for products that Microsoft has
