Windows 7 Black Edition - a Fake, but it is not a Hoax
The Windows 7 Black Edition was created during the beta phase of Windows 7. Before a publicly available beta version of Microsoft was provided, showed up in BitTorrent this versions. They run without a serial number and had therefore also no activation needed. The expiration date of the beta version had also been removed. There seems to be several versions with different Desktop Themes, including "upgraded". The Black Edition will not work with any Hardware compatible.
The main differences to the "normal" Version of Windows 7 are:
- Illegal, hacked beta version
- No Support by Microsoft
- Malware, Trojans, and botnets may already be pre-installed
- No Updates, Service Packs, etc.
Illegal Version of Windows 7 without Microsoft's blessing
Windows 7 Black Edition, you should leave for safety reasons, prefer the Finger. The official Microsoft Version is now available for around 40 euros to have; even the successor to Windows 8 will cost at the time of this article (March 2013) only 50 Euro.
