Did Microsoft Start the Windows 7 ISO Leak?
It’s been all over the Internet, and people are happy with what they’ve downloaded, the Windows 7 beta in ISO form. The same one to be released next month to the public. But it seems Microsoft hasn’t gone off suing people for this leak (like the torrent trackers, e.g. Mininova). Are they happy that they’ve gotten their product out “quickly”, with a generally positive reception? Maybe. It’s not outside the realm of imagination to say that Microsoft did it, and it could have initiated the leak while MSDN/Technet testers were beta-testing the same build, making it look like some Good Samaritan leaked the ISO file for everyone to download and enjoy. After all, it is a widely accepted fact that Apple’s Mac OS X has been gaining more supporters as a sleek, scalable OS that still runs on an iMac (the G4 version… that’s right). And Microsoft has been heavily criticized for Windows Vista, which is known for being slow, not compatible with software, and just generally sucky. So Windows 7 was a
