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Windows 7 RCs Shut Down To Force Updates
nk497 writes "The release candidate for Microsoft Windows 7 will expire June 2010, and the software giant will let users know they need to pay to upgrade by shutting down the system every two hours for three months. According to Microsoft: "The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you'll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010. You'll also need to install the programs and data that you want to use.""
I Just changed my system clock to see what would happ
about 4 seconds... 3... 2... 1....
Hurry! It's shutting me down!
Posts not to be taken literally. Almost everything is sarcasm.
You really must be new around here... ;-)
I'm just excited to hear that Microsoft is giving out free copies of their OS so that people who write malware won't have to buy a copy to port their software to the new platform.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
Mod parent up =) I appears he has experience in the trenches
about 4 seconds...
3... 2... 1....
Hurray! It's shutting me down!
Fixed that for you.
What's the problem? If it shuts down at predictable intervals, it's a big improvement...
*ducks*