Just to piggy back onto this, has anyone got a product key they aren't going to use? I work in an IT shop so it would be good to have some practice on it (Windows 7)
Also, I think it's a bit unfair to slow the servers down just because you can. It's a free world, let people choose what software they want to use! James Milligan On 4 May 2009, at 11:55, Harry Rickards <hricka...@l33tmyst.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Rob Beard wrote: >> Michael Douglas wrote: >>> You're certainly better off than trying to get the Windows 7 Beta, >>> or in >>> 2 days, the RC. It took MSFT about 10hours just to make the thing >>> available!!! >>> >>> -- Mehall >>> >> I had an e-mail from Microsoft today, they're making Windows 7 RC >> available to the 'little people' (i.e. non Technet/MSDN subscribers) >> tomorrow although I like what it said in the e-mail about it being >> available until 30th June 2009 and there are no limits on product >> keys >> or downloads, it then goes on to say... >> >> * /"So you don’t need rush to make sure you get your copy. When yo >> u’re >> ready to download the RC, it’ll be waiting for you./*" >> >> I guess they're trying to get potential downloaders to hang fire >> until >> they really want it, but I still wouldn't be surprised if they get a >> whole load of downloads in the first couple of days. >> >> Having just reinstalled my laptop with Vista x64 and Ubuntu 9.04 dual >> booting I'll hang fire I think. >> >> Rob >> >> > I might download the RC a few times on my VPS in America that's got > roughly 10 meg/sec connection, just to slow their servers down. I'd > never willing use a Microsoft product in a million years. > > - -- > Many thanks > Harry Rickards (a.k.a l33tmyst) > > - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.1 > GAT/GCM/GCS/GCC/GIT/GM d? s: a? C++++ UL++++ P- L+++ E--- W+++ N o K+ > w--- O- M- V- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t 5 X R tv-- b+++ DI D---- G e* h! !r > y? > - ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAkn+yaYACgkQ1kZz3mRu0GoxzQCgnnR8Skd1l4zxjOhbIjvqeDtj > iX0An0TlKZZXSj6uogWZS5TIzqgQz38I > =eIPd > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
