HT3986 How do I download Windows 7 to my Macbook Air?

I need to download Windows 7 to my MacBook Air and was wondering where I would find a version that could be downloaded via the Internet.

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Before the Windows 8 release, Windows 7 was available in the Microsoft Store as a download and you could get it there. Unfortunately, now it's not being sold anymore as a download, so you have to buy Windows 7 on a DVD in Amazon or eBay, and use an external optical drive to install Windows on the MacBook Air

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