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Windows 7 Beta Now Available to Everyone

By Sean Fallon on January 10, 2009 at 1:59 AM

The free Windows 7 Beta has gone live for the first 2.5 million downloaders. Keep in mind that the beta will expire on August 1st, so you will need to reinstall a commercial version.


Sure, 2.5 million seems like a lot, but those downloads will go quickly—so get on it ASAP (and expect the site to be overloaded). If you do miss out, no worries. You can still pick up the download on BitTorrent.

UPDATE: Apparently there was some confusion regarding the start times. Word is that downloading would begin at 12 Noon PST / 3PM EST. That time has passed with no change—so you might want to keep checking back in. [Microsoft]

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