The window 7 beta version is free or not? -

The window 7 beta version is free or not? Need I to buy it in the furture?

You will have to buy it in the future, the beta version will expire.

Free as in pay for it? Yes. Free as in it ll keep working? No. It s a limited time beta - meaning that it stops working in a few months, and it could freeze, delete files, delete whole partitions, damage your hardware, etc. It s a KNOWN not-fully-working release. If you re not an experienced beta tester, you shouldn t be beta testing an operating system. And you probably will need to buy it in the future, unless you have the XP or Vista disk for your computer, and can reinstall your current operating system when 7 stops running. (If you still have a working computer to install it on.)

The quot;Betaquot; version is free. When it is out of beta testing and is released to the public it will most likely not be free. You will probably need to purchase it then. Any beta versions will likely stop working then or at least not be supported any longer. The beta version is available only until February 10th.

The Windows 7 Beta is free to download. The download must be started by Feb. 10 and completed by Feb. 12. The Beta will expire Aug. 1, at which time you will need to reinstall your previous OS. Once the final version is released, you will have to purchase the retail version or buy an upgrade if you are running XP or Vista and wish to upgrade to Windows 7. Cheers, Jeff Windows Outreach Team

If you read Yahoo tech- Daily features on window s 7. You well see window s is a stripped down version of vista basic and it well do 1/2 what vista basic does. Here is ..The real difference is that Windows 7 Home Basic -- the much-reviled stripped-down version of Vista that was designed for bare-bones PCs -- is now being shunted to emerging markets only, though it will still exist. But to confuse matters, a Windows 7 Starter edition, which will run only three applications simultaneously, will also be available. this from yahoo tech daily features.. hi hi hi..

Currently Windows 7 is free on the Microsoft site, but in the future you will have to buy it.

It s free as of now, but in September/October, it will expire, and you ll need to buy the full version.