Microsoft suspends Windows 7 beta download limit
Published: 12 Jan 2009 08:28 GMT
Microsoft has said it will suspend the software's 2.5 million download limit for a couple of weeks.
Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc announced the move in a company blog on Saturday: "Due to an enormous surge in demand, the download experience was not ideal so we listened and took the necessary steps to ensure a good experience.
"We have clearly heard that many of you want to check out the Windows 7 beta and, as a result, we have decided remove the initial 2.5 million limit on the public beta for the next two weeks."
The software was supposed to be made available on Friday, but the company delayed the release after a day filled with website problems.
The company has said it is aiming for several million testers of the beta version, the availability of which was announced on Wednesday night by Steve Ballmer in his keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show. Microsoft has been aiming to have the final version ready to be on PCs for this year's Christmas shopping season, but Windows boss Bill Veghte said it is still too soon to say whether the company will make that timeframe.
Officially, Microsoft has promised that it will be out before the third anniversary of Vista's January 2007 mainstream launch.
Credit: Microsoft lifts download limit for Windows 7 beta from CNET News.com
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