Download Windows 7 Beta now

At the Microsoft’s CES keynote in Las Vegas, a passionate Steve Ballmer announced the worldwide availability of Windows 7 Beta.

The much-anticipated successor to Windows Vista is available now as a download from Microsft’s official site and is not just for tech-heads to use. In fact, Ballmer enthused: “I encourage you all to download it!”

The actual full version of Windows 7 should be hitting shelves everywhere January 2010.

Ballmer commented in his keynote about Windows 7′s R&D, saying: “We are on track to deliver the best version of Windows ever, and working hard to get it right and to get it ready.”

To download, Windows 7 Beta, point your browser to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/.

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