I've heard the same thing and am also looking forward to trying it out.

>Awesome. Thanks for the links Victor. I'll wait until it is released for beta testing. From what I have heard Windows 7 is not as hardware hungry as Vista.
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>>You can't really get a legit copy of it yet - although there is at least one build running loose on torrent sites (Note: It DOES NOT and WILL NOT have that latest IE fix in it!)
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>>Word is that before Jan 5th it should be avail...
>>http://www.windowsvienna.com/how-to-download-windows-7-beta-a23.html
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx
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>>>Is M$ doeing a public beta testing for Windows 7? If so where can I sign up? Have M$ anounced a date for the beta release?