Snork!
Cardinal_Bill | 07/28/06
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It'll be interesting to see . . .
999ad@... | 07/28/06
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Calling more BETA TESTERS! Calling more suckers ...
michael_t | 07/28/06
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Good idea - keeps the riff raff out ...
Prognosticator | 07/28/06
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that's a cool idea! how many times did U download that BETA
michael_t | 07/28/06
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This beta seems to be a good deal vs the "regular" betas .. 
michael_t | 07/28/06
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bunch of sick bastard
Quebec-french | 07/28/06
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Is anyone forcing you to download it?
georgeou | 07/28/06
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Nope.
Cardinal_Bill | 07/28/06
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Nobody would pay me enough to beta test--
Quebec-french | 07/28/06
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I don' tthink anyone would pay you for anything.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
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comming from someone like you
Quebec-french | 07/30/06
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Someone like me buys guys like
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/06
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Someone like you...
whisperycat | 07/31/06
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Actually,
Patrick Jones | 07/31/06
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O'damn , let's not get so touchy George_Ou .
Intellihence | 07/29/06
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nope but it does show you the
barsteward | 07/29/06
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Mr OU stop the brown nosing please nt
toxicfreak | 07/28/06
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NO ONE asked *you* to test anything.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
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Pay to test?
rfr88@... | 07/29/06
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Then don't do it...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
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I bet this will bug the sh*t out of some people
Confused by religion | 07/28/06
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There you go with that common sense thinga again.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
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I think it is sad and funny
Patrick Jones | 07/31/06
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RE: I bet this will bug the sh*t out of some people
richdave | 07/31/06
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M$ greed never ceases to amaze me
DarthRidiculous | 07/28/06
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Other thinking
A.Sinic | 07/31/06
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torrent anyone?
Arm A. Geddon | 07/28/06
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Gimme a break
mark16_15@... | 07/31/06
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re: Gimme a break
Arm A. Geddon | 07/31/06
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Cut MS some slack..........
dave95. | 07/28/06
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Fiscally responsible
PB_z | 07/28/06
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Fiscally Responsible....
crash89 | 07/28/06
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Earth to crash89
John Zern | 07/28/06
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Agreed, but....
crash89 | 07/29/06
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Printers are $5.00, not $39.99
MGP2 | 07/31/06
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Kudos: a well reasoned and articulated post ...
michael_t | 07/28/06
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Fascinating mystery
theo_durcan | 07/28/06
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Users aren't cheapskate's if they refuse to pay for it ,
Intellihence | 07/29/06
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But technically Fool Hardy.
el1jones | 07/29/06
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Where you are completely off base.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
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You're actually right.
dave.leigh@... | 07/29/06
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Of course it's marketing.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/06
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I guess that Feedback Button isn't there either...
el1jones | 07/31/06
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Internet Load
A.Sinic | 07/31/06
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Like OOo is free
INGOTIAN | 07/31/06
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Would you pay to test drive a car?
MGP2 | 07/31/06
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Beta testing isn't the same thing
critic-at-arms | 07/31/06
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So, you're saying it's OK then?
MGP2 | 08/01/06
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I agree...
DMeeks | 07/31/06
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MS Charges for Beta
radar_z | 08/01/06
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Charging For A Beta?? BUWAHAHAHAHH!!!
itanalyst | 07/28/06
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HAHAHAHAHAHA
John Zern | 07/28/06
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Free
Cardinal_Bill | 07/28/06
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In truth
John Zern | 07/28/06
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Opps I see that your folks finally revealed the "family secret" ...
michael_t | 07/31/06
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Unfortunately its not MS being the idiot
barsteward | 07/29/06
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Getting Paid to Sail
mighetto | 07/31/06
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What Babies!!
DMeeks | 07/31/06
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Yup
tech.paul@... | 07/31/06
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Beta=BROKEN and............
raymarc001 | 07/28/06
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May I ask what kind of job you have?
harrisharris | 07/31/06
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Nobody charges money to download beta's
Boot_Agnostic | 07/29/06
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Well there you go, true innovation.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
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And the clueless parade continues
Confused by religion | 07/29/06
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Note who it is whining Milly...The same
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
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Yep.
Cardinal_Bill | 07/29/06
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Rent???
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/06
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you believe you BAUGHT Word 1.0?
B.O.F.H. | 07/30/06
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Without going into...
Cardinal_Bill | 07/31/06
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Not entirely true
Michael Kelly | 07/29/06
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Yep, I bought Vista beta to test my own software
stevey_d | 07/30/06
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Nope, if you are a developer
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/06
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depends how you measure quality..
mdsmedia | 07/30/06
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Interesting..
Patrick Jones | 07/31/06
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Here's a better idea
elkinm | 07/29/06
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HAHAHAHA PAY to be a BETA TESTER????
swbobcat | 07/29/06
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I don' tthink you could qualify or meet the requirements
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/06
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That depends No_AX....
Arnout Groen | 07/31/06
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You've got to be kidding...
Russedl | 08/01/06
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Live Phishing
databaseben@... | 07/30/06
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CIA
wadoz1 | 07/30/06
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Recommendations
al.case.at.techspend | 07/30/06
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Microsoft plans next week to charge a nominal fee for Office 2007 Beta 2
not of this world | 07/30/06
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Actually...
A.Sinic | 07/31/06
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Huh? Which MS product *ISN'T* betaware??
whisperycat | 07/31/06
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actually...
nix_hed | 08/01/06
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i am the typo king, bow before me mortals.
nix_hed | 08/01/06
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Small Charge
georgegreen@... | 07/31/06
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Whatever
mlrodman@... | 07/31/06
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This is the software rental fee
BitTwiddler | 07/31/06
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Push it on you? HOW?
Russedl | 08/01/06
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A windows beta tester is born every second!
Reverend MacFellow | 07/31/06
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darn
Boot_Agnostic | 07/31/06
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nope
nix_hed | 08/01/06
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Short Term Thinking
imguessing | 07/31/06
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The hidden cost to Beta
firstworld | 07/31/06
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Microsoft Charging for everything.
res1am1i@... | 07/31/06
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Huh? "I" should get paid for being a tester.
aryderb | 07/31/06
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At least this time they admit it . . .
critic-at-arms | 07/31/06
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Microsoft saw an opportunity to score some $$$
chas_2 | 07/31/06
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Bandwidth...
Russedl | 08/01/06
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Are you really suprised?
No1Special | 08/01/06
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Monopolies R' Us strikes again!
exspook | 08/01/06
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And you care because why???
deepee912 | 08/01/06
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Are you seriously complaining about $1.50!?!??
Russedl | 08/01/06
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Fee fir Beta
rob_rein@... | 08/01/06
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They've been charging for Betas for years...
ericha8 | 08/01/06
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paying for beta testing
SRGRMB | 08/01/06
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This looks more like a sociological experiment for MS to gauge
michael_t | 08/01/06
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MS didn't need to do this with their bank
Boot_Agnostic | 08/02/06
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Boycott them
format4nz@... | 08/05/06
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Just download a beta of Open Office
Boot_Agnostic | 08/06/06
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Excellent - scare them off so they won't commend on the FLAWS!!!
boed | 08/25/06
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