Jan 08 2009
Free Legal Beta Download and Beta Key of Windows 7 on January 9, 2008
Have you been dying to try Microsoft’s latest and greatest operating system (Windows 7) but haven’t been able to because you don’t want to mess with illegal torrents? Well, fortunately, for you, Microsoft is giving out 2.5 million legal beta copies of Windows 7 on January 9, 2008 (Pacific Standard Time)! This deal is live starting tomorrow, so this post is more of heads up. Just be sure to visit the site at that time and claim your free download and free legal beta key for Windows 7! Be quick though- there a lot of people who’ll probably want a copy. Windows 7 has been getting some pretty impressive reviews! Be warned though, the beta expires on August 1st, 2009. You can download the software on a virtual machine if you’d don’t want to mess with your current operating system and aren’t sure you’ll upgrade in August.
You can thank halfgeek for the deal. If you’re an SD member, please rep him!
UPDATE: See this post for another way to download the beta if you’re having issues!
-Coot66
so in august, do you have to buy the upgrade?
Unfortunately, the beta only lasts until August, so yes, if you want a legal copy of Windows 7, you’ll have to buy the upgrade. You also should be able to downgrade to Vista at that time.
-Coot66