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First Look At Windows 7 Beta 1

Posted by Soulskill on from the piece-by-piece dept.

The other A. N. Other writes "It seems that Microsoft couldn't keep the lid on Windows 7 beta 1 until the new year. By now, several news outlets have their hands on the beta 1 code and have posted screenshots and information about this build. ZDNet's Hardware 2.0 column says: 'This beta is of excellent quality. This is the kind of code that you could roll out and live with. Even the pre-betas were solid, but finally this beta feels like it's "done." This beta exceeds the quality of any other Microsoft OS beta that I've handled.' ITWire points out that this copy has landed on various torrent sites, and while it appears to be genuine, there are no guarantees. Neowin has a post confirming that it's the real thing, and saying Microsoft will be announcing the build's official availability at CES in January."

2 of 898 comments (clear)

  1. Where did I see that look? Humm... by miknix · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Nice article. Screen shots tells a lot from a OS.
    *shrugs*

    So congratulations, from that pictures I can tell that Microsoft R&D Lab had a great time installing KDE 4 and plasmoids while the core Microsoft team was busy masquerading Vista.

    Give me a break!

  2. Re:why aRe:They're glowing! by IllForgetMyNickSoonA · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Heard that swooooshing sound? Ever wandered what it was? :-)