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news.cnet.com - 1/9/2009
Microsoft holding off on Windows 7 public beta
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Microsoft has postponed, at least for a short time, making the beta of Windows 7 publicly available. The move comes as Microsoft has struggled to keep its Windows 7 Web site up on Friday . "Due to very heavy traffic we're seeing as a result of interest in the Windows ...
microsoftontheissues.com - 1/9/2009
Microsoft On The Issues
— microsoftontheissues.com — Workforce Development and Economic Stimulus Given the constant flow of dreary news battering American workers – including... today’s announcement that jobless claims soared to 524,000 in December as the unemployment rate jumped to a 16-year high of 7.2 ... (more) Microsoft On The Issues

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The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
blogs.msdn.com - 1/13/2009
The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
— blogs.msdn.com — It’s great to see Windows 7 Beta finally released to the world! We're very proud of what... has been accomplished over the last months; in many ways, it sets a new quality bar for a beta operating system release. Building on top of the Windows Vista ... (more) The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets

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How to Get, Install and Play With Windows 7, Pain Free [Windows 7]
i.gizmodo.com - 1/13/2009
How to Get, Install and Play With Windows 7, Pain Free [Windows 7]
— i.gizmodo.com — You've been thinking about installing Windows 7 Beta 1 now that it's totally available to anyone .... Well, here's our complete guide to grabbing, installing and playing with Windows 7—it's (mostly) painless, so no excuses! Are You Ready? First ... (more) How to Get, Install and Play With Windows 7, Pain Free ...

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GMSV:  Pent-up demand for a Vista replacement? Who would have thought?

TechBlog:  Windows 7 beta: So near, and yet so far . . .

The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0:  Windows 7 Beta interest overwhelms Microsoft servers; my friend says its worth it

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Pent-up demand for a Vista replacement? Who would have thought?
GMSV — ... and collectively clicked its servers into whimpering submission. With the Web site faltering under the load, Microsoft called a timeout and said it needed to add “some additional infrastructure support to the Microsoft.com properties before we post the public beta.” No ETA was given, and prospective downloaders have been left to mill about aimlessly, ...

Windows 7 beta: So near, and yet so far . . .
TechBlog — ... , Microsoft released the Windows 7 beta to the public today . . . and then took it down shortly afterward. Ina Fried at CNet reports Microsoft's servers were swamped . In theory, you could find out what's going on by reading a post at the Microsoft Windows Team Blog, but, well, ...

Windows 7 Beta interest overwhelms Microsoft servers; my friend says its worth it
The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 — ... perhaps a bit too much? Public availability of the Windows 7 Beta, originally scheduled for noon today, has been pushed back as interest exceeded the infrastructure Microsoft had put in place to pass out the bits. In fact, ...

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