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Originally Posted by axel77
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Altough it got massivly forgotten even by many companies, a long time ago, the definition of beta version was "limited user group", that is, alpha was "in house testing onyl", "beta testing with limted user group" and then general sale to market......
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Certainly the definitions if they ever existed of alpha, beta and GA are now fuzzy. In particular Google's so called "beta" of Google mail doesn't even come close to your definition. Other companies also stray away. Not to mention prototype software that never goes into alpha or beta, but simply starts being used and becomes a finished product over night.
My original point was simply for people not to worry too much about labels like "beta" or "finished product" as the difference is often negligible.
The bigger issue is shipping GA product that is missing a significant feature - power management. That is why most/many users simply don't purchase V1, which is what I am doing - wait and see.
To be fair, remember Windows 1.0? How many people used it or complained about its deficiencies? It took Microsoft several versions and years to get to V3.1 and actually make it widely used. And this is from one of the major software companies!!!
I would cut some slack here and simply give them time. As for people who bought DR v1.0 .... not sure what to say. I would be angry as well.