It only seems to be a small handful of people that do this for some reason. In an unrelated situation; I kind of like Linux for this reason; you want to see the new features in a (popular) distro, you go pick up the latest daily install image or just update your packages against the test/daily ones. There is no "waiting" game for a new distro
No, I wouldn't! I think we've just said the same thing. I deliberate on the reason why people aren't going to get Windows 9 Technical Preview leak any time soon until the Microsoft planned release date(September 30th). Maybe my expository tone seems to make people see my argument as though supporting the opinion to leak it to the public. If you have read most of my posts back into this very discussion you would see where I have always been on the critical side of views not to do so for security reason. I wouldn't risk even a penny not to make mention of my job for a leak that people would have within some weeks from now, sir. I repeat, No, I wouldn't!
I too have tried my hand on the Hyper-V with a little success due to its hardware demand (one of my ultrabooks I intent to use it has 4GB RAM non-upgradable) and I have to make a registry patch to get it working effectively. Indeed, I would! I would love to try the upcoming Windows 9 Technical Preview on Hyper-V in such machine but I have to consider the risk of running it under a minimum hardware requirements. I wish to do that with the other system which has a RAM that can be upgraded from 8GB to 16GB.
Wasn't referring to anyone here (well, maybe one person who I know for a fact is begging his little butt off right now to get a copy on another forum) was mainly referring to people I see on other forums. They're hardcore about doing whatever they can to get someone to leak it and act as if life actually depends on getting that build leaked. Is it cool to play with an OS that you really shouldn't be using yet? Sure, I can see that. Do I feel the need to beg to get access to it? Nope. I'm just a very patient person. If I really wanted to I could most likely get access to a build if I really wanted to, but it would involve people I don't talk to much anymore and it would be obvious that's the only reason I contacted them and that wouldn't be right lol. Although I would have a lot of fun showing one person how I can get it and he can't. I'm not THAT immature though...lol
we already know the risk of running alpha and beta software. thats why we are here in the first place. to play with and test the hell out of shat.
of course i as everybody else don't want a fake iso i was only trying to explain the absolute void surrounding Windows 9 it never happened before a fake iso was a signal that there was a good one coming
Unauthorized use or disclosure in any manner may.... .... I wonder what M$ itself really wants. To have curious people who can have info from time to time, or no spread of info at all (what they actually claim hereby). What they surely not want is a leak of the OS itself. Identified only can be the one who directly gets the prebuilds and the one surely thinks twice to which 'friends' he/she gives a copy of it. The main difference of journalism and 'blogging' is : A journalist wants to inform, a blogger to become 'important'. It is probably the same force / obsession that made you to post here...at least your life is not that 'full' that you couldn't get your time to post here. BTW: Hasn't this thread only four stars rated some days ago? Lol...