Richard G. Harper

This "hotcrap" MVP isn't sussing you (and the likes of you) because of
financial issues but because you're being extremely ungrateful for what you
did get!

This beta offered an unparalleled opportunity for the public to get in on
the action, so to speak. No other product offered so many builds and so
many opportunities for folks to get code - for that matter, the public had a
shot at the same final pre-release code that the private beta tester
community had. I don't know of any other program where that has happened.

Right about now, I can imagine some project manager looking at the whining
going on and saying, "Wow, was that a mistake! Guess we'll never do that
again."

Dudes and Dudettes, you came into this with your eyes open - or it's your
fault if you didn't. You got what you were promised - early access to Vista
and an optional and voluntary chance to provide some input on what you saw.
You came, you saw, you got what you were guaranteed you'd get.

Now it ain't enough.
Poor you.



"Gary MCSE" <kc5md@comcast.com> wrote in message
news:18158FB2-5402-4DB0-BD0C-B28748501D63@microsoft.com...
> While it is understood that there are no benefits to testing anything for
> Microsoft, it would be a nice gesture on their part to offer something to
> those that do indeed help Microsoft to earn their shareholders the $$$
> they do.