Pirates snag latest Windows 7 Build
InternetNews | at | by Mike
The pre-beta version of Windows 7 that Microsoft handed out at two major conferences this fall was uploaded to BitTorrent sites almost immediately -- enabling almost anyone with a little tech savvy to begin kicking the tires early.
Now, it's happened again, despite Microsoft's vaunted tight-lipped policies regarding unreleased products.
Last week, at a Microsoft conference in Beijing, someone swiped a Virtual Hard Disk image of build number 6956 of Windows 7-- the coming replacement for Windows Vista. The build has since been posted worldwide, according to reports by enthusiast site Windows 7 Center.