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prerelease = BETA?
Why is a BETA product being delivered with CRITICAL security updates?

That is what I want to know.

Thanks, Microsoft, for putting our production computers at risk with your BETA testing.
Posted by: dragosani   Posted on: 06/13/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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impact..  belkorin | 06/14/06
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it asks?  belkorin | 06/14/06
I love your mentality.  msdead | 06/16/06
prerelease = BETA?  dragosani | 06/13/06
RE: prerelease = BETA?  richdave | 06/13/06
(nt)Why are you deploying it to your production machines?  toadlife | 06/13/06
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