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MS: Beta Software Good Enough for Production Use

Posted by timothy on from the not-like-they-indemnify-you-for-damages-anyhow dept.

RMX writes "CNet is reporting that Microsoft is starting to license test software for real-world use . In particular, Visual Studio 2005 and the April "community technology preview" of SQL Server 2005 are both supposed to be released sometime in the second half of the year. But Microsoft is claiming the pre-release versions are stable already, so they're licensing the pre-released versions on the grounds that they 'are already suitable for running production business applications.'"

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  1. Interesting day... by goMac2500 · · Score: 4, Funny

    First root is completely safe, and now beta software is fine for production environments?

  2. Even better... by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you want the features in a Microsoft Beta product, you can usually get them in production quality over here -> www.apple.com

  3. I'm confused.... by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are we still supposed to wait for SP2, or does this mean that SP1 is the one that will be ready for production work?

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    1. Re:I'm confused.... by dgatwood · · Score: 5, Funny
      I'm confused, too. Wasn't April Fool's Day almost three weeks ago?

      • Root is safe.
      • Beta software good enough for production use
      What's next? "Boy eats own head"?

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