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Users will need to upgrade to the full version of the product by March 1. If a user does not upgrade, his or her machine will automatically shut down every two hours.
“To avoid any data loss, I suggest making plans to move to a released version of Windows 7 before the automatic shutdowns start,” said a Microsoft spokesman.
“During these shutdowns, your work will not be saved,” he added.
Source: Tech Radar
Needless to say there will be clowns unaware of this, and there should be a few service calls loged to go and remedy this mysterious affliction….LOL!!!
Not to mention that they will loose any programs they have installed since the RC is not compatible withe the RTM version. The best thing for them is to use Windows Easy Transfer to export all of their settings/data/favorites/etc then import into the retail installation.
Being the forever optimist, I’ve been watching for a Windows 7 upgrade sale. I have it dual booting with Vista right now and would enjoy upgrading Vista to W7.