Windows 7 RTM Download Available for Some
For MSDN and TechNet subscribers!
Thursday, August 6, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
If you are a subscriber to either TechNet or MSDN, then you are now able to download the Windows 7 RTM! The downloads went live around 1pm EST and I can only imagine how many people are currently downloading at this moment.
I still have about 2 hours to go at the time of this posting, so hopefully by later tonight I will all be set up. How many of you are downloading?
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Reply #22 Friday, August 7, 2009 10:06 PM
It will be worth the wait. It's a far superior OS to Vista.
I can't say the same for your friend's version...as it is likely either compromised by spyware/virii, or will fail to function/update - sooner or later....or both....
Reply #23 Friday, August 7, 2009 10:37 PM
1. I was pointing out that these folks pay for the privilege.
2. Sweat equity (i.e. developing/contributing) should buy something but in reality M$ makes plenty of $ on those people (and the "Beta testers" who really got nothing but playing with 7 before RTM, while M$ prepped the market and got plenty of free feedback.
3. M$ is doing it this way maybe to help developers, i.e. having others plough the field and plant so M$ can come along amd 'harvest'... and, they (M$) makes $$$ coming and going this way and encourages subscriptions, too...more $.
As Danny Davito asked, "What's better than money?"....."Other people's money."
Reply #24 Friday, August 7, 2009 10:57 PM
I have only one thing to say about this .................guess he's really obscure now...lol.
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Reply #21 Friday, August 7, 2009 9:46 PM
Well I can not say that doc... I got a free copy of MS Office Ultimate 2007 for beta testing Vista. That and a few other things that went along with that too.
Plus I have seen where a few people got a free copy of Windows 7 for beta testing it!
So I would not say anything about not getting something from MS. They do reward people for helping them out with things. As such would be software and/or even other good stuff.
Even Stardock has done it's share at rewarding people with good stuff like softwares and/or other great things for helping out.
Good things always comes to people that take things properly and they work hard to keep it going in the right directions.