Quote Originally Posted by 'Moorea',index.php?page=Thread&postID=207518#post2 07518
Not far down in the page linked:

Microsoft says: "
  • You don't need to rush to get the RC. The RC will be available at least through July 2009 and we're not limiting the number of product keys, so you have plenty of time.
  • Watch the calendar. The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you'll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010.
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so it will work until Feb 15 2010 then nagging will start
Yeah, I was going to post that I saw that on the MS website just as I saw you had posted it first, that's good news, hopefully there will be a legal stable copy by then to buy.