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Well, MS Betas are more like Alphas, and released products are like Betas.
You would not expect to find that many bugs that quick in a beta. Alpha, yes. The released product will be Beta quality.
Posted by: DonnieBoy   Posted on: 02/01/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Slow news week?  Anti_Zealot | 02/01/06
Slow news week  Shelendrea | 02/01/06
No, a Beta with this many bugs found that fast is normal. This is Alpha  DonnieBoy | 02/01/06
and with that Firfox gold 1.5 has some serious bugs  jimk_z | 02/01/06
Really?  nucrash | 02/02/06
Memory leaks  OhMyGosh | 02/02/06
IE Problems  wolf_z | 02/02/06
Shame about your problems  Cayble | 02/02/06
Funny  axe's worst nightmare | 02/02/06
Really - No memory leaks  I_am_hellion_z | 02/02/06
Here is the development process...  nucrash | 02/02/06
You forgot one  axe's worst nightmare | 02/02/06
That's not Microsoft's process.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/05/06
Only MS Zealots  nomorems | 02/01/06
I couldn't care less...  Anti_Zealot | 02/01/06
Nothing extremist about it...  nomorems | 02/02/06
So if you call IE7 pre-Alpha, what do you call...  Qbt | 02/01/06
This "beta" of IE7 has only been out a day, and users are finding all these  DonnieBoy | 02/02/06
Only A Linux zealot....  Cayble | 02/02/06
rebuttal  axe's worst nightmare | 02/02/06
Silly Boy!! Ha!  Cayble | 02/02/06
there are 12 in North America...  axe's worst nightmare | 02/02/06
I?m Not Disagreeing! Ha!  Cayble | 02/02/06
Yup  CobraA1 | 02/01/06
What Part of BETA ...  coffeenite | 02/01/06
because  Shelendrea | 02/01/06
It's pointless, but will drive site hits  ac2_z | 02/01/06
No, with a Beta, all of the obvious bugs should have been found.  DonnieBoy | 02/01/06
Some of the problems are website related  Leria | 02/01/06
Well, MS Betas are more like Alphas, and released products are like Betas.  DonnieBoy | 02/01/06
Microsoft product have no more problem than others  Leria | 02/01/06
Love it!  nomorems | 02/01/06
Apache shoots this theory down every time.  thelemite | 02/02/06
If by "shoot down" you mean "fully support"  java.user | 02/02/06
nice try  thelemite | 02/02/06
Silly  java.user | 02/02/06
Silly? No, but you are confused.  thelemite | 02/03/06
Further corrections  java.user | 02/03/06
Comprehension problems?  thelemite | 02/03/06
On your end perhaps wink  java.user | 02/04/06
BTW  java.user | 02/04/06
purposely obtuse are we?  thelemite | 02/05/06
would u prefer a comparison...  thelemite | 02/05/06
Just as I thought, devoid of knowledge happy  java.user | 02/05/06
you must be "special"  thelemite | 02/05/06
Awwwww, I think you're special too! happy  java.user | 02/05/06
Keep trying!  thelemite | 02/06/06
Did school let out early?  java.user | 02/06/06
What the heck, a few corrections for old times sake happy  java.user | 02/06/06
You're almost there... a few more baby steps!  thelemite | 02/06/06
That's right, I'm always a few steps ahead =P  java.user | 02/06/06
Oh brother!  thelemite | 02/06/06
Oooh two replies in a row!  java.user | 02/06/06
Trouble reading, eh? LOL!  thelemite | 02/06/06
Once again, you prove my point  java.user | 02/06/06
BTW  java.user | 02/06/06
Did you.....  thelemite | 02/07/06
Sniff, your concern is truly touching...  java.user | 02/07/06
btw what's your imaginary friend's name?  thelemite | 02/08/06
Oh Boy.... just when you though it couldn't possibly get any worse.  thelemite | 02/09/06
Not from my 30+ years of experience!  ZenWarrior | 02/02/06
There's a BIG difference between beta and alpha  bhartman36 | 02/02/06
So your talking from your experiance with it,,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/01/06
Talking about MS software in general, and the quality.  DonnieBoy | 02/02/06
Suffering maybe  balsover | 02/02/06
Something DonnieBoy and MS have in common  John Zern | 02/02/06
Yes. It's an Alpha, not a Beta!  ZenWarrior | 02/02/06
Who cares?  voska | 02/02/06
Finally an intelligent human  adamshw | 02/02/06
Finally an intelligent human  c-o-b | 02/02/06
Heck Even I think IE is crap but....  ju1ce | 02/02/06
Even a beta should work with AV  techboy_z | 02/02/06
LOL: Your not a developer thats for sure  bob2cam | 02/02/06
Computer Security...  robert.jones | 02/01/06
I haven't seen any problems  Leria | 02/01/06
That's what Beta test if for  voska | 02/01/06
Only MS Zealots  nomorems | 02/01/06
Let me lend you a clue.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/01/06
two things  buddhistMonkey | 02/01/06
Unless of course  IT_User | 02/02/06
Only ABM minions...  Confused by religion | 02/01/06
You cannot remove points that were never there.  osreinstall | 02/01/06
Only MS Bashers  ac2_z | 02/01/06
You are an idiot  NonZealot | 02/01/06
Did you ever try a beta Mozilla product?  osreinstall | 02/01/06
Not my experience  dl@... | 02/01/06
Some people expect perfection or you are a total failure.  osreinstall | 02/01/06
FireFox "Fantastic"?  Qbt | 02/01/06
That is a list of bug REPORTS for ALL platforms, including BUILD problems.  Zogg | 02/02/06
I understand...  Qbt | 02/02/06
Useless attempt at trolling  Anti_Zealot | 02/02/06
When did you jump on  IT Scion | 02/02/06
You are an idiot  balsover | 02/02/06
Does Joe Average know that?  Michael Kelly | 02/02/06
As long as "Joe Average" can read....  IT Scion | 02/02/06
Not a vaild argument  Real World | 02/02/06
Maybe but doubtfull  voska | 02/02/06
Chill Out  Cayble | 02/02/06
No, no , no  IT Scion | 02/02/06
Yep. Beta's should be absolutely perfect...  BitTwiddler | 02/01/06
Betas should not have a lot of obvious error discovered the first day.  DonnieBoy | 02/01/06
Ummm....  java.user | 02/01/06
I installed it  2max67 | 02/01/06
Different strokes  java.user | 02/02/06
He probably has a Microtel computer. And Walmart was glad to see him leave.  osreinstall | 02/02/06
Amaizing isn't it?  IT Scion | 02/02/06
You Installed It?  bdthompson | 02/02/06
You dolt!!!  nucrash | 02/02/06
Good point and....  IT Scion | 02/02/06
Oh, I see. Double standards.Typical DonnieBoy..  John Zern | 02/02/06
You probably have a no name computer like Pcchips.  osreinstall | 02/02/06
PcChips  Edward Meyers | 02/02/06
Yeah Sure  osreinstall | 02/02/06
Sorry  Linux Guy 1000 | 02/03/06
Pcchips are junk.  osreinstall | 02/03/06
Drivers  Edward Meyers | 02/04/06
Wrong Ed.  osreinstall | 02/04/06
Well it seems that millions of people  Linux User 147560 | 02/04/06
I don't think so LU#  osreinstall | 02/05/06
Uhm... Sure  Edward Meyers | 02/04/06
It was pretty bad Ed  osreinstall | 02/04/06
I DIdn't Have Those Issues... Still Miss The Point  Edward Meyers | 02/04/06
No you miss the point  osreinstall | 02/04/06
No, Ed has it right on the money!  Linux User 147560 | 02/04/06
You are wrong LU#  osreinstall | 02/04/06
I Am Posting This Off Of A Machine Built WIth An Epia  Edward Meyers | 02/05/06
So what.  osreinstall | 02/05/06
This Machine Has Been up 14 Days  Edward Meyers | 02/05/06
Again so what.  osreinstall | 02/05/06
The first day I tried....  ju1ce | 02/02/06
That's really odd  balsover | 02/02/06
Did anyone think any different  DarthRidiculous | 02/01/06
Let's see what FireFox has under it's skin...  Qbt | 02/01/06
You posted that already. See above. (NT)  Zogg | 02/02/06
Yea, I want to make sure they get a reality check  Qbt | 02/02/06
A better reality check  Taz_z | 02/02/06
That's funny  Patrick Jones | 02/02/06
Beta anywhere else, reporting bugs not aloud  Boot_Agnostic | 02/01/06
Lovely post  Anti_Zealot | 02/02/06
Hey, I have a headline for ZDNet!  Qbt | 02/01/06
stuck record anyone? NT  Llandros Loressin | 02/02/06
I LOVE that link!  Qbt | 02/02/06
Right On!!!!  jdawgnoonan | 02/05/06
Is that the best you've got?  johnay | 02/02/06
While I can understand bugs in a Beta  Patrick Jones | 02/01/06
Buffer overflow testing  Boot_Agnostic | 02/02/06
Exactly  Chad_z | 02/02/06
Chad, evidently you are a non-IE user  sykandtyed | 02/02/06
msfeeds.dll  Grayson Peddie | 02/01/06
Ah, the good ol' days...  Patrick Jones | 02/02/06
msfeeds fix addendum  dtfinch | 02/02/06
OK I've checked through the log...  Grayson Peddie | 02/02/06
??  tombalablomba | 02/02/06
Heres somes bugs for you!!!  snharden@... | 02/02/06
Bugs  teachermac@... | 02/02/06
There is still a difference between pre-alpha alpha, pre-beta, beta  DonnieBoy | 02/02/06
Yup any number  TonyMcS | 02/02/06
A Day in the Life of a Dog  999ad@... | 02/02/06
Customers = Ginuea Pigs (Released too early)  ZenWarrior | 02/02/06
Although I dislike IE...  ju1ce | 02/02/06
Zone Alarm Issues  support@... | 02/02/06
You have to be kidding!  Cayble | 02/03/06
Zone Alarm Issues  nvisagie | 07/06/06
No issues here...  Mike Cox | 02/02/06
10.0  Subsea | 02/02/06
9.7  Taz_z | 02/02/06
Nice  luke_sg | 02/02/06
9.8  s_gamgee | 02/03/06
Macafee and IE7 beta2  jasprey | 02/02/06
Default Browser Bug in IE7  lolenik@... | 02/02/06
IE 7  Bellaf | 02/02/06
This is NEWS?  CodeBubba | 02/02/06
I have no problems  Casper1959 | 02/02/06
Give Me a Break  wmrich | 02/02/06
Wow!  Ragon2727 | 02/02/06
Is that a bugger?  RogerMcCook | 02/09/06
IE 7 Bugs  granddaddy123 | 02/02/06
I would wonder about other issues -  I_am_hellion_z | 02/02/06
Seems OK to me...  3D0G | 02/02/06
No problems but...  Diggler_96 | 02/02/06
Dial-up Connection Window & IE7  mjnisbett | 02/02/06
Just go to the restore point you created before  sykandtyed | 02/02/06
Fine Phishing  TonyMcS | 02/02/06
What version you trying?  Joe Donovan | 02/02/06
I had the same problem with my bank, only  sykandtyed | 02/02/06
Never, never, never  l_tyson@... | 02/02/06
Perhaps...  Cayble | 02/03/06
ie7 beta 2  jamesrwilk | 02/03/06
ie7 beta 2  jamesrwilk | 02/03/06
solution for `msfeeds.dll` error installation  gorgos10@... | 02/04/06
Problems with McAfee..huh.  psi4got | 02/04/06
ie 7 beta  chewymtaa | 02/04/06
Hey Guys  jdawgnoonan | 02/05/06
It was just ugly  RogerMcCook | 02/09/06
Took over security  bungiman | 02/15/06
IE 7  qazwsxa@... | 05/13/06
IE7 in not a real BETA  Filcro | 05/15/06
7.0.5346.5 Bug Free  Filcro | 05/15/06
IE7, hmmm  eric@... | 06/07/06
microsoft suxors  hexstar@... | 10/26/06
IE7 Issues  bhchew1975 | 11/20/06
IE 7 Locking Up  flyme | 11/21/06
IE7 buggs-lock out!!  belladon | 05/26/07
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX  davisac | 11/23/06

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