Microsoft has responded to wide disappointment from the tech community regarding the company's decision to hold the release of Vista Service Pack 1 Release to Manufacturing (RTM) in mid-March because of possible device driver issues.
Many users suggested that Microsoft should quietly provide a Vista SP1 RTM download link and push SP1 out on Windows Update later. Instead, it appears that only beta testers will be given the chance to download the service pack, even though some of them technically already had it.
There is currently no information about the RTM build being available on Microsoft TechNet or MSDN, but I assure you I will update this post if and when that changes. I would have loved to see a public download link, but I must say I'm relieved that pirating Vista SP1 RTM is no longer the only way to obtain it.
