Good explanation, really. However, I am hearing that basing an
expectation of a SP1 for Windows 8 based on what MS did for previous
releases may not work. I hear they've changed. Sort of like trying to
guess when a follow on to 7.1 will be based on the previous history
displayed at
http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/suptschedule.html
Rob Berendt