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Windows beta testing ain’t what it used to be.
Over the past couple of days, this reality seems to be setting in among some Windows 7 testers.
Windows 7’s testing and release schedule is like that for Office. (Given that Windows Engineering chief Steven Sinofsky ran the Office development team for years before moving over to Windows, is anyone really surprised?) Sinofsky and his team are holding their cards a lot closer to the vest and are releasing very few public testing milestones. But beyond failing to inform public beta testers of what’s going on, the Windows 7 team also is remiss in providing even the core group of “technical beta testers” with adequate feedback, some of these testers claim.
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Over the past couple of days, this reality seems to be setting in among some Windows 7 testers.
Windows 7’s testing and release schedule is like that for Office. (Given that Windows Engineering chief Steven Sinofsky ran the Office development team for years before moving over to Windows, is anyone really surprised?) Sinofsky and his team are holding their cards a lot closer to the vest and are releasing very few public testing milestones. But beyond failing to inform public beta testers of what’s going on, the Windows 7 team also is remiss in providing even the core group of “technical beta testers” with adequate feedback, some of these testers claim.
