Windows 7 RC doesn't expire until June 2010

Posted on Friday, May 01 2009 @ 21:13 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Microsoft unveiled the release candidate of Windows 7 won't expire until June 1, 2010. The RC release will be available until at least the end of June 2009 and Microsoft will not put a cap on the number of product keys, meaning a lot of people will have the opportunity to try out Windows 7 for over a year.

Microsoft Corp. will let users run Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) for more than a year, giving them free use of the new operating system for a significantly longer time than it did Vista's previews.

Windows 7 RC, slated for download by MSDN and TechNet subscribers Thursday and by the general public on May 5, doesn't expire until June 1, 2010, 13 months from Friday, Microsoft confirmed Thursday.

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