Microsoft slates mock Windows 7 updates
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft will test Windows 7 beta's update mechanism next week by feeding users as many as five fake updates, the company said late Thursday.
Microsoft launched the public beta of Windows 7 on Jan. 10, a day later than scheduled because it had problems handling the crush of users rushing to get the preview, which the company planned to limit to the first 2.5 million testers. Later, however, Microsoft backtracked from that idea, and in fact extended the download deadline to Feb. 12.
The next Windows 7 preview for public consumption will be a "release candidate," which Microsoft has talked up but not yet slated for delivery.