Win7: What Happens on 10/22 to Win7 RC Installs

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I was installing Win7 again last night as a VM on my MBP. Everyone seems enamored with its improvement so I decided, yet again, to install a copy to play with. My question is this... let's say I somehow decide it's great, reliable, meets my needs for running Windows apps, etc... I go ahead and start to accumulate data, install applications and come to rely on them in the Win7 VM and what not. What happens when it's released "for real" on October 22nd? I'm assuming it will cease to run at some point and MS will want their money for a "real" version of the OS. Has anyone heard anything in regards to this? I'm not really worried as Mac works for most of what I do (with the exception of some online web based training running off of ActiveX, etc), but I am curious if somewhere out there is some sort of notice that this version quits on 10/22. Anyone have some insights on this one?
 

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The RC I downloaded said June of 2010. Forget when in June but that is a year. So it will keep working till around next summer.

Found it.

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Thanks DT. Much appreciated.
 

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To quote the Win7 RC site:
Watch the calendar. The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you'll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010. You'll also need to install the programs and data that you want to use. (Learn more about installing Windows.)

So, March 1, 2010 is a date to watch as well.
 
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Hopefully MSDN will have the full retail up before too long. Thanks.
 

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