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Beta Download Fiasco is Another Shot in the Foot For M$

 

 

Microsoft are getting some stick following the release of the Windows 7 public beta:

At the CES in Vegas, Steve Ballmer announced that the public beta of Windows 7 would be available on Friday 9th January 2009. The promise was kept, and there doesn’t yet seem to be anything to complain about with regard to Windows 7 itself; but the distribution immediately ran in to problems: The infrastructure made available to handle the downloads just couldn’t keep up with demand.

There is just so much coverage of this; and it’s being updated so much, that this blog is unable to stay up to date with events. What I’m going to do, therefore, is link to other sites that have commentaries along with regular updates on the state of play: -

The first of these is Neowin.net. :

Windows 7 public beta released, remember to patch

A method for acquiring a valid key

Download: Windows 7 x86 (32bit) and x64 (64 bit)

  • Also Cnet :

    Microsoft holding off on Windows 7 public beta

    The direct link that Microsoft posted earlier Friday is still working.

    Some sources are suggesting that distribution by BitTorrent would have been an effective solution to the problem. Whatever might have been; with a vast number of "server too busy" messages; Microsoft have failed again due to their under-performance and lack of foresight.

    Judging by some of the comments I see; it appears that the Softies have just shot themselves in the foot again.

     

     

     

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