Re: Silverlight


"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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John Nice wrote:
This morning, when making a quick visit to Microsoft Update (don't
seem to have seen any for a couple of weeks) I was informed I had
been 'selected' to participate in the beta trial of Silverlight. I have
always been anti-beta: why after all should I be an unpaid
software tester? Anyway, I thought I'd give it a crack so
downloaded it. The front end was an utter mess - the WWW
equivalent of Woolworths on a closing down sale day. Picking my
way through the invitations to test my compatability with Vista
(ugh) I finally found the XP update area, where in the fulness of
time I was told there were seven updates for me. Clicking the
Download link I was straightaway back in the normal Windows update
screen, where I was told there were (wait for it) NO updates.
It begs the question: why are so many people so keen on getting
into beta programs? In all conscience there are enough bugs to
find AFTER the product is released. Anyway, so ends my beta
testing career!

Personally - I don't mind testing something - but I am not about to do it
on my main PC (or the Windows install on the main PC I use daily.) I'd
have to have a reason to test it - not just because I saw it and it said
BETA - but because it did something I thought was worthwhile or knew I was
going to have ot support sooner or later anyway - might as well get a jump
start.

You would be the best one to answer your own question...

You started with, "I have always been anti-beta..." but then proceded to
tell the story of, "I thought I'd give it a crack..." What was your
reason for testing?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP

Feeling bored after Christmas, I guess ;-)




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