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Tim S · 8th Jan 2009, 15:29

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2009/01...-7-open-beta/1

CES 2009: Ballmer's first CES keynote focused on Windows 7, Windows Live and some new developments in the world of Xbox 360.

DougEdey · 8th Jan 2009, 15:32

Who dares to lose their data?

steveo_mcg · 8th Jan 2009, 15:45

Do you dare not with chairs flying all over....

ch424 · 8th Jan 2009, 16:07

It's not in the article but other news sites are saying that the release date is tomorrow! Thank goodness for that spare 250GB drive I had...

Steve Ballmer's voice sounds like something off Team America.

Jojii · 8th Jan 2009, 17:01

Where is my full scale Mechwarrior. I'm still waiting.

cpemma · 8th Jan 2009, 17:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

Who dares to lose their data?

~~I was going to say "Them who dares Wins folk" but it's a bit weak so I won't.~~

Hamish · 8th Jan 2009, 17:30

hasnt everyone who cares already downloaded the leaked beta anyway?

also, this is what virtual machines are for

pendragon · 8th Jan 2009, 17:52

was it me, or was that news article very lite on 'open beta' information?

ch424 · 8th Jan 2009, 18:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamish

also, this is what virtual machines are for

Can you run Windows 7 on virtual pc?

robyholmes · 8th Jan 2009, 19:17

You can run windows 7 on virtual marchine, but i don't think the aero will work. People may prove me wrong on that.

I think most people will have the beta, but it doesn't have update, the beta coming out tomoz will have update all the way to july 1st (When it runs out)

BioSniper · 8th Jan 2009, 20:17

The what's new feed I guess is the same as the one in the current "beta" of the new Live Messenger client.

LordPyrinc · 9th Jan 2009, 01:16

From the article: "our cloud solution". I'm getting so tired of the latest buzzwords.

From here on out, we should sunset all buzzwords. I get tired of hearing the same type of BS at work. OMG you dont know what this and that means??? Well you aren't in on the new management fog-talk that blinds the peons. What ever happened to plain f**king english?

notatoad · 9th Jan 2009, 01:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

Who dares to lose their data?

who keeps data on a system partition? and who doesn't back up data?

steveo_mcg · 9th Jan 2009, 09:39

http://xkcd.com/528/

kenco_uk · 9th Jan 2009, 10:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by robyholmes

You can run windows 7 on virtual marchine, but i don't think the aero will work. People may prove me wrong on that.

I've tried the earlier beta leak and I'd assume the current one will be the same but no, the Glass effect doesn't work in MS Virtual PC 07.

DragunovHUN · 9th Jan 2009, 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by pendragon

was it me, or was that news article very lite on 'open beta' information?

Yeah i feel the same way. Also a download link would have been nice.

kenco_uk · 9th Jan 2009, 15:38

I'd say that a shedload of servers have just been brought online as the page responds very quickly now. Must surely be available soon.

GavX · 9th Jan 2009, 16:04

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UncertainGod · 9th Jan 2009, 17:06

Damn me waking up late, the sites dead atm.

badders · 9th Jan 2009, 17:13

It will apparently go up at 12pm PST - thats 8pm here.

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