A little over a year since the release of Visual Studio 2012 (VS2012) and we already have a release candidate for Visual Studio 2013. If your interested in the Virtual Launch keep up to date on the event page, you can also download the Release Candidate. You can install it over the preview and along with VS2012. Along with this you can also download the Windows 8.1 RTM.
Visual Studio already has a lot of integration with Windows Azure. Though there are a few new features as well. A new Cloud Business App template utilizing LightSwitch that can work with Office 365. Integration with the Windows Azure Mobile Services. Additional diagnostics to measure energy consumption.
What do you think of the rate of release for Visual studio and other products?
By the way, if you need a Windows Azure subscription, here is the link for a free trial.