7, after CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a keynote that evening at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where he is expected to talk about Windows 7. Some commentators and bloggers have maintained that Microsoft may release the beta as early as Jan. Information published on its own Web site earlier this month, however, hinted that the beta will be available no later than Jan.
Paul Thurrott, for example, posted a review and screenshots of Build 7000 today on his 'SuperSite for Windows' site, naming it as the Beta build.Īlthough Microsoft has promised to open the beta to all users in early 2009, it has been mum on an exact release date. Build 7000 is what Microsoft will issue next month as Windows 7 Beta, according to other reports by Windows bloggers who have copies.
