But just think about this, it is not upgrading, it is actually PAYING what Microsoft wants

I think if you’re affected with the shutdowns it’s because you want to, I mean, I’m using RC also and I know I’m using beta software that might not be as stable as released software, I didn’t pay anything for it, and they’re being kind enough to give me enough time to upgrade (or downgrade if you don’t like Windows 7 enough).

Regards

I do agree of forcing users out of RC versions, but find a better way than shutting down every two hours. This annoying, frustrating and a horrible way to treat users.

That being said, I think Microsoft is doing the right thing to force users out of RC for various reasons. The first one is the user’s security. There is no guarantee that security software will work the same way in RC vs. RTM, so a user’s anti-virus/firewall program might not function properly without the user realizing this. Secondly, I don’t know if an RC machine is able to go through Windows Updates, and a machine w/o these updates is a clear target for disaster. An RC candidate is not meant to be used as a production machine, and this was very clear when they made this public.

Perhaps the approach is not the most friendly one, but people these days do not pay attention to e-mails requesting action. So yeah, very aggressive from their part but that’s the only way people understand these days.

BTW, A Windows Server 2008 R2 machine beyond the 180 trial will shut itself off every 2 hours as well. Note that this happens on the RTM version, not the RC.

My ¢2.

Talvez sin mucha fila y con un buen lugar algo le haga… nah, la verdad es que Cinepolis todavia esta mejor!

El ICE deberia dar un poco mas de libertad a sus usuarios! Deberia dar la posibilidad de que crezcamos y no ponerse con ese monton de trabas que poco les hace falta para ser comunistas!