Windows 7 Will Be Free For a Year

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday April 30, 2009 @02:02AM from the still-to-expensive dept.

Barence writes "Microsoft is effectively giving away Windows 7 free for a year with the launch of the Release Candidate. The Release Candidate is now available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and will go on unlimited, general release on 5 May. The software will not expire until 1 June 2010, giving testers more than a year's free access to Windows 7. 'It's available to as many people who see fit to use it, although we wouldn't recommend it to just your average user,' John Curran, director of the Windows Client Group told PC Pro. 'We'd very strongly encourage anyone on the beta to move to the Release Candidate.'"

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Fishing by ArcticCheetah · 2009-04-30 02:17 · Score: 0, Offtopic

First drop a bait,next hook,line,sinker. Let someone smoke weed until they become addicted, next sell weed to them at exorbitant prices.
1. Re:Fishing by L4t3r4lu5 · 2009-04-30 02:28 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  Should have picked Heroin, bub. Weed isn't physically addictive, and only very dubious research results have shown mental addiction.
  
  No citations. Go find the data yourself if you want proof.
  
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2. Re:Fishing by onkelonkel · 2009-04-30 02:29 · Score: 1, Offtopic
  
  I smokeded the ganja till I was addicted......to Nacho Cheese Doritos!
  
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