First Windows 7 beta expected in January
Published: 03 Dec 2008 10:53 GMT
A Microsoft blog, posted on Tuesday, suggests a beta version of Windows 7 should be ready by next month.
In a blog posting on Microsoft's TechNet site, Keith Combs suggested that those wanting to get their hands on the beta version should register to attend one of a number of upcoming MSDN Developer Conferences.
That blog, together with another Microsoft blog, makes it clear that attendees will get a DVD featuring Windows 7 Beta 1. Some of the events are in December, but the bloggers make it clear that those attending the earliest events won't get the DVD at the conference. In the comments section of his blog, however, Combs said the DVDs should be ready by the middle of January.
"My understanding is that the DVD will not be ready for the first few show dates but will be mailed to each attendee," Combs said. "We are targeting to have the DVDs in the materials from 1/13/2009 on."
Microsoft handed out a pre-beta version of Windows 7 to attendees at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in late October and the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in early November.
In a statement late on Tuesday, Microsoft said that it is still aiming at early 2009 for the broader beta.
"As we said at PDC, we expect to deliver Beta 1 in early 2009, and we continue to be on track to deliver against that development milestone," Microsoft said.
Credit: Windows 7 beta in January? from CNET News
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