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informationweek.com - 7/1/2009

Windows 7 Beta Kill Switch Activated -

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Microsoft on Wednesday started the expiration process for the beta version of its Windows 7 operating system. Beginning today, users that are still running the trial version of the company's next OS will see it shut down every two hours. The interruptions are designed to encourage early ...

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nvidia.com - 7/8/2009

Every PC needs good graphics.

— nvidia.com — Premium Windows 7 Experience Graphics processing units (GPUs) are an essential element of today’s PCs, enabling more... visual and more interactive experiences. As a leader in visual computing and the inventor of the GeForce GPU, NVIDIA worked closely ... (more) Every PC needs good graphics.

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blogs.zdnet.com - 7/2/2009

Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium

— blogs.zdnet.com — Every time the subject of OS licensing comes up, Apple's defenders point to the OS X Family... Pack as one of the biggest differentiators between their favorite OS and Windows. But it looks like that difference is likely to go away when Windows 7 is ... (more) Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium

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nvidia.com - 7/8/2009

Every PC needs good graphics.

— nvidia.com — Premium Windows 7 Experience Graphics processing units (GPUs) are an essential element of today’s PCs, enabling more... visual and more interactive experiences. As a leader in visual computing and the inventor of the GeForce GPU, NVIDIA worked closely ... (more) Every PC needs good graphics.

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Windows 7 Beta Kill Switch Activated
HardwareHeaven.com — ... Microsoft on Wednesday started the expiration process for the beta version of its Windows 7 operating system. Beginning today, users that are still running the trial version of the company's next OS will see it shut down every two hours. The interruptions are designed to encourage early adopters to move to Windows 7 Release Candidate, a more polished preview version of Vista's successor. ___________ Source: Information Week ...

Windows 7 Beta shutdowns begin today
TechSpot — With Windows 7’s release looming on the horizon, Microsoft is busier than ever paving the way for it to arrive. Part of that is cleaning up loose ends with beta testers, hoping to get them spring for a license or at the very least upgrade to an RC release. For those who haven't bothered to update from the beta, Microsoft will be “encouraging” them through forced expiration of their copies . Starting today, anyone still making use of Windows 7 Beta will find their operating system shutting down every two hours. Having such a “kill switch” built into the OS likely will cause ...