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Windows 7 beta bi-hourly shutdowns begin today

Windows 7 Team Blog: http://bit.ly/tJT3R

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Computing | by Samuel Axon | Wed Jul 1, 2009 4:18PM | 0 comments

Just in case you forgot, today is the day that the beta version of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system expires. That means it will shut down automatically every two hours, just to make sure you're annoyed enough to consider installing the more recent release candidate version, which will last about a year before it starts doing the same thing. Naturally, the official release of Windows 7 won't ever do that (one hopes), but it's not out yet and when it does hit, it'll set you back at least $120.

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external link The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is… [The Windows Blog]
external link Windows 7 Beta automatic shutdowns begin… [Engadget]
external link Gizmodo - Windows 7 Beta Shutting Down Every… [gizmodo.com]
external link Windows 7 Beta Begins Automatic Shutdown… [trustedreviews.com]
external link Windows 7 Beta shuts down today. Repeatedly… [downloadsquad.com]

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