Microsoft offers free Windows 7 RTM trial

Microsoft is offering a free 90-day trial of the final version of Windows 7.

According to Stephen Rose, a senior community manager for Windows, the free trial will be available until March 31, 2010, or until an unspecified number of copies have been downloaded, whichever comes first. "A limited number of licenses are available, so the download will only be available while supplies last," said Rose in a Tuesday entry on a company blog.

The 90-day Windows 7 Enterprise trial can be downloaded from Microsoft's site. A short FAQ is also available, but support is offered only through community-managed online forums.