Be no point in Apple doing this as there OS's are designed for there hardware. Couldn't see millions of people out there buying there hardware just so they can test an o/s for free.

Be no point in Apple doing this as there OS's are designed for there hardware. Couldn't see millions of people out there buying there hardware just so they can test an o/s for free.
If the Pre-sales have been unbelievable then quite clearly it won't take ages to see its success
Silly BBC.
Also, it's the first OS MS have released in BETA/RC steps to the public (also leaked ¬_¬) and the public has had nothing but praise for. I guess that's down to the fact that today digital distribution is ten fold faster than when Vista came out - plus Vista paved the way by having several years to sort out the drivers.
Silly BBC!
What are you on about, no point? It's exactly the same for Apple. The testers would be the geeks with Apple hardware, just as the Win7 testers are the geeks with PCs. There is clearly a point as Snow Leopard shipped with at least one critical bug which would have been found with a public test.
I can't even see any comments on the article on the website, have they all been deleted?
Wow, lots of XP fanboys and people who don't know what they're talking about, sounds like a few of them have managed to screw it up already too.
On here?
Name and shame thread TBH.
So it is better then XP?
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How dare the BBC say vista was a bad OS, vista is awsome
For the most part, software that runs on Vista will run on Windows 7; many big-name software vendors of programs that don't upgrade easily have free upgrades available on the web.
Yes. But so was Vista.
What the hell does that mean?![]()
Agreed - 100 percent.
I don't get all the Vista hate. I had a friend telling me how all he heard was how bad it was - he got a laptop with it on and after a few days of whining shut up and liked it. (Back when Vista was new and shiny).
Love Vista, much more than XP. But W7 is a lot better.
Is it Vista but improved? Yes, like XP was improved over windows 98. Or a 1080P tv is an improved b/w 14" screen.![]()