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Microsoft lifts 2.5 million limit on Windows 7 downloads
by Lee Mathews Jan 13th 2009 at 2:00PM
The January 9th launch was a bit of a disaster, with server struggling most of the day to cope with the surge in traffic. In an effort to satisfy frustrated downloaders (and capitalize on the surge of interest in he new OS, no doubt), Microsoft will allow unlimited downloading through January 24th.
Feedback around the net has been largely positive and enthusiastic, which bodes well for Microsoft who continue to call Windows 7 "the best version of Windows ever." With the beta expiring in August, many industry sources are predicting that Windows 7 will be ready in time to ship on new PCs in time for the 2009 holiday season - earlier than Microsoft's early 2010 prediction.
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ChuckJ said 2:16PM on 1-13-2009
Seeing how you can get this via torrents and the keys are universal, it really doesnt matter what cap MS puts on their downloads. For those with torrent know how, it is completely irrelevant.
Anyhow, I absolutely love Windows 7. Though I dont expect any new features to be divulged, I still cant wait for its official release. Im just hoping it isnt the same price as Vista was with so many pointless editions that had few differences between them.
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Christian said 2:25PM on 1-13-2009
I tried it out already and pretty much will wait for the retail version. I want it!
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Radical Dreamer said 3:21PM on 1-13-2009
Reverse psychology?
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