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In his keynote address at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer announced the availability of a beta version of Windows 7. If you have an MSDN subscription or are a member of TechNet, you can download the Windows 7 beta right now. Presumably, there will be another area on the Microsoft site where the general public can download it later this month.

Yours truly recently predicted that a fully tested Windows 7 operating system would not be released until the fourth quarter of 2010. Apparently, Microsoft is gearing up for a release date about one year earlier than that. I am still skeptical that they will make it by the end of 2009, but I will download the beta and see what is what.

If you try the Windows 7 beta, jump in the TechRepublic forums to let us know what you think.

Mark Kaelin is a CBS Interactive Senior Editor for TechRepublic. He is the host for the Microsoft Windows blog, Product Spotlight blog, and the editor for Cracking Open Photo Galleries. Read his full bio and profile. You can also follow him on Twitter.

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