Windows 7 Beta
As many of know already, the windows 7 beta is directly downloadable for free from the microsoft site. This free download is available only for a limited period. This beta aims to pinpoint the bugs and technical issues which developers might have overlooked and to get the feedback from customers earlier than its official release. The only downside is that it expires on Aug 1st 2009 after which your PC will be rendered useless unless and until you purchase the official release or install a prior windows before expiry. Though there was some news that a team of hackers have created a patch to avoid expiration, I would recommend not taking any chances and use this beta only on a machine you do not need to use regularly as in case you don’t like the product, your pc may get useless after the expiry date.
More details on wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_beta
Download : Windows 7 Beta
