Oy, this one is starting to sound amateurish. Read on.
Beta – C’mon. Nowadays, who comes out with a polished product? Everything has a first version, some are just weaker than others. And I am having a hard time differentiating between beta and release – they all seem like a continuum, except lately we just get access earlier. I think what rubs me the wrong way is that it is used now for an excuse for a shoddy product (a bad beta is worse than a bad product) or for trying to catch some shine from the Web 2.0 folks who made a name for themselves last year.
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