<A target="_blank" href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc442495.aspx">Microsoft is offering free, 90-day trials of Windows 7</A> to IT professionals outside of the usual distribution channels. All this seems to be a bit <A target="_blank" href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/171313/microsoft_desperate_to_kill_windows_vista_and_xp.html?tk=rss_main">to convince corporate IT shops to make the switch away from Vista and XP</A>.