As a Microsoft developer with access to Windows 8.1 Preview, I remain unaffected by any alleged bus collision. Beyond that, Windows 8.1 was RTM'd on August 23r

As a Microsoft developer with access to Windows 8.1 Preview, I remain unaffected by any alleged bus collision. Beyond that, Windows 8.1 was RTM'd on August 23rd. The typical timeframe would be a few weeks later it would be released to MSDN and TechNet subscribers which would place us around September 15th. Now, there have been rumors galore around whether MSDN/TechNet subscribers would get access to Windows 8.1 on the typical timeframe and conflicting messages from Microsoft spokespeople. I was curious so I just spent 10 minutes reading everything I could find on this topic on a "within past 24 hours" Google search. I can't find a source. The only source anyone I could find mentions (if they mention a source at all) is The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/27/4663074/microsoft-announces-windows-8-1-rtm http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/27/4663074/microsoft-announce... The Verge gives its source as "Microsoft": Many had hoped MSDN or TechNet customers would get access to Windows 8.1 shortly after RTM, but Microsoft says this is not the case. Is there a link to a site where they got this information? If it was a phone conversation, who did they speak to? Many of the rumors that were formerly going around were sourced from a small Microsoft office in Europe from an employee speaking off the cuff. Are they using that same source or do they have a new source? It could be very true that Microsoft is not releasing early to MSDN/Technet but I haven't seen a reliable source cited yet. I'm curious if anyone else knows precisely where this information is coming from.