Pre-beta Windows 7 To Come Next Month

Apparently, attendees of the keynote speech at this year's Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) will get more than just the potential of a dancing Steve Ballmer--they'll be the members of the general public to have their very own copies of Windows 7's first pre-beta release. We have, of course, seen screenshots do the rounds, but the days following October 28 will hopefully hold something more. There will also be over 21 sessions that will look into the innards of the operating system and what went into developing it--not just the interface lifts. The new Windows will show off improvements in the kernel, networking and hardware support as well. Windows 7 is also apparently set to drop applications like Windows Mail and Movie Maker (we aren't complaining), making them available as separate Windows Live downloads.


Now, we know you likely won't make it to the keynote, but how much do you want to bet you'll find it on the torrent networks the next day?