Comments on: What Does Beta Mean To You? http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-does-beta-mean-to-you/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:37:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bruce http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-does-beta-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-24891 Bruce Fri, 22 May 2009 01:38:06 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-does-beta-mean-to-you/#comment-24891 One message here is that alpha, beta, release candidate, etc. can mean whatever the company that releases it wants it to mean. As you have already mentioned, why is Gmail still considered Beta, yet another company may release something that is full of bugs and call it a final release? One message here is that alpha, beta, release candidate, etc. can mean whatever the company that releases it wants it to mean. As you have already mentioned, why is Gmail still considered Beta, yet another company may release something that is full of bugs and call it a final release?

]]> By: A?k ?iirleri http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-does-beta-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-24880 A?k ?iirleri Thu, 21 May 2009 18:56:24 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-does-beta-mean-to-you/#comment-24880 I personally never use Betas. I learned that after trying IE8’s Beta: It completely screwed XP. Everything slowed down. And indeed, everything worked fine after I had to use System Restore. But then again Gmail is still in Beta and it runs divinely! I personally never use Betas. I learned that after trying IE8’s Beta: It completely screwed XP. Everything slowed down. And indeed, everything worked fine after I had to use System Restore.

But then again Gmail is still in Beta and it runs divinely!

]]> By: JR Griggs http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-does-beta-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-24870 JR Griggs Thu, 21 May 2009 16:43:26 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-does-beta-mean-to-you/#comment-24870 I am amazed at how long Gmail has had beta written next to it. But I guess when you are Google you can get away with that. They are pretty much at that unstoppable point where no one seems to question them. Even though they probably have the worst customer support ever. Wait do they even have customer support? So I would imagine that is where Apple feels that it is and is probably correct. They could not only release a beta to their cult members but I bet they could charge double for a beta than the release version and would not get any complaints. All the fanboyz would be happy to pay! Could you imagine if Microsoft tried half of the stuff that Apple or Google do? I guess that's the price for being #1. I am amazed at how long Gmail has had beta written next to it. But I guess when you are Google you can get away with that. They are pretty much at that unstoppable point where no one seems to question them. Even though they probably have the worst customer support ever. Wait do they even have customer support?

So I would imagine that is where Apple feels that it is and is probably correct. They could not only release a beta to their cult members but I bet they could charge double for a beta than the release version and would not get any complaints. All the fanboyz would be happy to pay!

Could you imagine if Microsoft tried half of the stuff that Apple or Google do? I guess that’s the price for being #1.

]]> By: Awais Imran http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-does-beta-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-24869 Awais Imran Thu, 21 May 2009 16:39:11 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-does-beta-mean-to-you/#comment-24869 I personally never use Betas. I learned that after trying IE8's Beta: It completely screwed XP. Everything slowed down. And indeed, everything worked fine after I had to use System Restore. But then again Gmail is still in Beta and it runs divinely! I personally never use Betas. I learned that after trying IE8’s Beta: It completely screwed XP. Everything slowed down. And indeed, everything worked fine after I had to use System Restore.

But then again Gmail is still in Beta and it runs divinely!

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