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Society's mentality
One thing I have never been able to understand is society's mentally when it comes to computers and software. Would ANYONE buy a car that hasn't been fully tested? Would anyone buy a baby stroller or car seat that hasn't been tested? Would anyone buy [insert just about anything] without being tested?

I just don't get it. WHY does society not demand MORE from these software companies? We need a software lemon law. The consumer should be able to take back ANY software if it does not work on their machine or if it does not live up to their expectations. AND NOW they are trying to justify selling BETA software? Perhaps we need an industry acceptable 'standard' percentage ratio of known bugs to the number of lines of code. When it reaches a certain percentage, then it's considered 'gold'. I understand that software is getting more and more complex, but you can't call software 'beta' for ever and expect us to accept that.

Personally, I NEVER USE any software labelled beta. In fact, I usually wait then version X.1. That wasy I know that some of the bugs have been fixed.
Posted by: Joe Blow_z   Posted on: 02/11/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I prefer the longer beta of the crappier software  nucrash | 02/11/05
RE: I prefer the longer beta of the crappier software  richdave | 02/11/05
what does that have to do with anything?  doh123 | 02/11/05
yes, but some companies take it too far  JasonL31 | 02/11/05
nucrash i hear ya on the cell but i don't see it happening  liskanich | 02/11/05
cell cont  liskanich | 02/11/05
Intel cheap compared to sony??  hipparchus2000 | 02/11/05
Society's mentality  Joe Blow_z | 02/11/05
My guess  rapson | 02/11/05
Excellent comment  Michael Kelly | 02/11/05
Mostly agree  rapson | 02/11/05
longer beta = Bigger price  liskanich | 02/11/05
Cars and other complex systems  maxo_z | 02/11/05
Make up your minds...  ejhonda | 02/11/05
What?????  Mack DaNife | 02/14/05
They Are Just Following Microsoft's Example  itanalyst | 02/11/05
Wow! That was really original!  Salman Pak | 02/11/05
Not Trying To Be Original, Just Being Honest  itanalyst | 02/11/05
longer beata would mean higher price not rocket science  liskanich | 02/11/05
Hence The Reason Why Many Abandon Windows For Linux  itanalyst | 02/11/05
Makes them look lazy and non-confident  MIS Master | 02/11/05
At least they are honest and call it a beta. Microsoft quality is lower and  DonnieBoy | 02/11/05
Funny how there is no mention of the longest beta so far that I know of...  Confused by religion | 02/11/05
RE: A long winding road out of beta  austin672 | 10/24/08

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