MS: Beta Software Good Enough for Production Use 411
RMX writes "CNet is reporting that
Microsoft is starting to license test software for real-world use
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In particular, Visual Studio 2005 and the April "community technology preview" of SQL Server 2005 are both supposed to be released sometime in the second half of the year. But Microsoft is claiming the pre-release versions are stable already, so they're licensing the pre-released versions on the grounds that they 'are already suitable for running production business applications.'"
Bold (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Soo... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Accountability (Score:1, Interesting)
But yeah, let's leave the stability alone. Most users are ok with a little bit of crashing, particularly if it's just an application now and then. It's just too bad so few of them realize how much easier their lives would be with a better system that could actually take advantage of their hardware.
Re:Read your EULA: (Score:3, Interesting)
It hasn't been as if MSFT would actually put the $40 Billion USD they have stashed away at risk . They have offered to stand behind their products by exactly $5.00 USD worth. Considering that they should know better than anyone else what the quality of their software is, I don't see how this posting is even considered "news".
All of MSFT's code is "beta", and they know it.
Re:Accountability (Score:3, Interesting)
Some betas are worth other's releases and vice-versa.