TechNet Plus Subscribers - Download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 BETA Now!!!

There is a little battle going on right now in Twitterland between Mark Relph (@mrelph) and Rick Claus (@Rickster_CDN) on who's going to install Windows 7 on their Dell Latitude E4300 notebook first.  Looks to me that Mark is winning but that's now why I'm writing this post.  I'm writing it because I know that many of you have a TechNet Plus subscription that you may have received at TechDays (free for 6-months for attending TechDays), or purchased because it provides amazing value in being able to evaluate MS software without any time restrictions.  Plus, you also get a couple of free support incidents worth the price of the subscription. 

In any case, no matter how you got it, log on to Subscriber Downloads right now!!  Why, you may ask?  If you have been waiting with baited breath for Windows 7 to come out so that you can play with it, wait no more.  It is available on Subscriber Downloads right now!!  Not only that, you can also download Windows Server 2008 R2 beta as well so that you can test out both the client and server piece of the next version of Windows.  In case you're wondering, yes, it is downloading to my machine as I write this post.

We'll keep you informed on more details and links on Windows 7 as they become available.  In the meantime, if you are a TechNet Plus subscriber, download it, install it on a test machine (don't use it in production, please) and let me know what you think by posting a comment on the blog or sending me an email at damirb@microsoft.com

Cheers....Damir