The Windows 7 RC has been officially announced.
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/04/24/windows-7-release-candidate-update.aspx
I for one am very excited about this release. I’ve been using Windows 7 Beta on my laptop for some time now, and other than stuff easily chalked up to Beta bugs, there isn’t a single thing I’ve been disappointed with.