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re: Gimme a break
hmm, I was referring to msft to make a torrent available for download, as they are the one's complaining about bandwidth. as for me, at home I'm on a network plan so I get a total, whether up or down, of 90gbs a month. also, depending on the popularity of the file, torrents are quicker.

p.s. btw, why would I want to pay someone to beta test their products?

gnu/linux...giving choice to the neX(11)t generation.
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Snork!  Cardinal_Bill | 07/28/06
It'll be interesting to see . . .  999ad@... | 07/28/06
Calling more BETA TESTERS! Calling more suckers ...  michael_t | 07/28/06
Good idea - keeps the riff raff out ...  Prognosticator | 07/28/06
that's a cool idea! how many times did U download that BETA  michael_t | 07/28/06
This beta seems to be a good deal vs the "regular" betas .. happy  michael_t | 07/28/06
bunch of sick bastard  Quebec-french | 07/28/06
Is anyone forcing you to download it?  georgeou | 07/28/06
Nope.  Cardinal_Bill | 07/28/06
Nobody would pay me enough to beta test--  Quebec-french | 07/28/06
I don' tthink anyone would pay you for anything.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
comming from someone like you  Quebec-french | 07/30/06
Someone like me buys guys like  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/06
Someone like you...  whisperycat | 07/31/06
Actually,  Patrick Jones | 07/31/06
O'damn , let's not get so touchy George_Ou .  Intellihence | 07/29/06
nope but it does show you the  barsteward | 07/29/06
Mr OU stop the brown nosing please nt  toxicfreak | 07/28/06
NO ONE asked *you* to test anything.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
Pay to test?  rfr88@... | 07/29/06
Then don't do it...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
I bet this will bug the sh*t out of some people  Confused by religion | 07/28/06
There you go with that common sense thinga again.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
I think it is sad and funny  Patrick Jones | 07/31/06
RE: I bet this will bug the sh*t out of some people  richdave | 07/31/06
M$ greed never ceases to amaze me  DarthRidiculous | 07/28/06
Other thinking  A.Sinic | 07/31/06
torrent anyone?  Arm A. Geddon | 07/28/06
Gimme a break  mark16_15@... | 07/31/06
re: Gimme a break  Arm A. Geddon | 07/31/06
Cut MS some slack..........  dave95. | 07/28/06
Fiscally responsible  PB_z | 07/28/06
Fiscally Responsible....  crash89 | 07/28/06
Earth to crash89  John Zern | 07/28/06
Agreed, but....  crash89 | 07/29/06
Printers are $5.00, not $39.99  MGP2 | 07/31/06
Kudos: a well reasoned and articulated post ...  michael_t | 07/28/06
Fascinating mystery  theo_durcan | 07/28/06
Users aren't cheapskate's if they refuse to pay for it ,  Intellihence | 07/29/06
But technically Fool Hardy.  el1jones | 07/29/06
Where you are completely off base.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
You're actually right.  dave.leigh@... | 07/29/06
Of course it's marketing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/06
I guess that Feedback Button isn't there either...  el1jones | 07/31/06
Internet Load  A.Sinic | 07/31/06
Like OOo is free  INGOTIAN | 07/31/06
Would you pay to test drive a car?  MGP2 | 07/31/06
Beta testing isn't the same thing  critic-at-arms | 07/31/06
So, you're saying it's OK then?  MGP2 | 08/01/06
I agree...  DMeeks | 07/31/06
MS Charges for Beta  radar_z | 08/01/06
Charging For A Beta?? BUWAHAHAHAHH!!!  itanalyst | 07/28/06
HAHAHAHAHAHA  John Zern | 07/28/06
Free  Cardinal_Bill | 07/28/06
In truth  John Zern | 07/28/06
Opps I see that your folks finally revealed the "family secret" ...  michael_t | 07/31/06
Unfortunately its not MS being the idiot  barsteward | 07/29/06
Getting Paid to Sail  mighetto | 07/31/06
What Babies!!  DMeeks | 07/31/06
Yup  tech.paul@... | 07/31/06
Beta=BROKEN and............  raymarc001 | 07/28/06
May I ask what kind of job you have?  harrisharris | 07/31/06
Nobody charges money to download beta's  Boot_Agnostic | 07/29/06
Well there you go, true innovation.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
And the clueless parade continues  Confused by religion | 07/29/06
Note who it is whining Milly...The same  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/06
Yep.  Cardinal_Bill | 07/29/06
Rent???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/06
you believe you BAUGHT Word 1.0?  B.O.F.H. | 07/30/06
Without going into...  Cardinal_Bill | 07/31/06
Not entirely true  Michael Kelly | 07/29/06
Yep, I bought Vista beta to test my own software  stevey_d | 07/30/06
Nope, if you are a developer  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/06
depends how you measure quality..  mdsmedia | 07/30/06
Interesting..  Patrick Jones | 07/31/06
Here's a better idea  elkinm | 07/29/06
HAHAHAHA PAY to be a BETA TESTER????  swbobcat | 07/29/06
I don' tthink you could qualify or meet the requirements  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/06
That depends No_AX....  Arnout Groen | 07/31/06
You've got to be kidding...  Russedl | 08/01/06
Live Phishing  databaseben@... | 07/30/06
CIA  wadoz1 | 07/30/06
Recommendations  al.case.at.techspend | 07/30/06
Microsoft plans next week to charge a nominal fee for Office 2007 Beta 2  not of this world | 07/30/06
Actually...  A.Sinic | 07/31/06
Huh? Which MS product *ISN'T* betaware??  whisperycat | 07/31/06
actually...  nix_hed | 08/01/06
i am the typo king, bow before me mortals.  nix_hed | 08/01/06
Small Charge  georgegreen@... | 07/31/06
Whatever  mlrodman@... | 07/31/06
This is the software rental fee happy  BitTwiddler | 07/31/06
Push it on you? HOW?  Russedl | 08/01/06
A windows beta tester is born every second!  Reverend MacFellow | 07/31/06
darn  Boot_Agnostic | 07/31/06
nope  nix_hed | 08/01/06
Short Term Thinking  imguessing | 07/31/06
The hidden cost to Beta  firstworld | 07/31/06
Microsoft Charging for everything.  res1am1i@... | 07/31/06
Huh? "I" should get paid for being a tester.  aryderb | 07/31/06
At least this time they admit it . . .  critic-at-arms | 07/31/06
Microsoft saw an opportunity to score some $$$  chas_2 | 07/31/06
Bandwidth...  Russedl | 08/01/06
Are you really suprised?  No1Special | 08/01/06
Monopolies R' Us strikes again!  exspook | 08/01/06
And you care because why???  deepee912 | 08/01/06
Are you seriously complaining about $1.50!?!??  Russedl | 08/01/06
Fee fir Beta  rob_rein@... | 08/01/06
They've been charging for Betas for years...  ericha8 | 08/01/06
paying for beta testing  SRGRMB | 08/01/06
This looks more like a sociological experiment for MS to gauge  michael_t | 08/01/06
MS didn't need to do this with their bank  Boot_Agnostic | 08/02/06
Boycott them  format4nz@... | 08/05/06
Just download a beta of Open Office  Boot_Agnostic | 08/06/06
Excellent - scare them off so they won't commend on the FLAWS!!!  boed | 08/25/06

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