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Vista RC1 Build 5728 Publicly Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-build-out-the-window dept.

ClausValca writes "Doing some late-night surfing last night and came across a post over at Cybernet News: Limited Time Only: Vista 5728 Available To The Public. Although apparently intended for the TAP and Technical Beta Testers....it is available for download to the public via this Microsoft public download page for Vista 5728. There is a link on that page as well for direct download of the latest 64-bit flavor of that version as well. An Ars Technica post also has some background info on the new release. Techweb is reporting that Microsoft is specifically asking for feedback on this release, so make sure and let them know what you think."

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  1. Why on earth should I test Vista?? by Zzeep · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I have no desire whatsoever to spend my time and resources to download and test software from Microsoft, to help them make it better. First I don't want Vista to be any good. Let them release it and then crash and burn. Second, if they want it to be good, let them test it themselves. They have enough money, and they keep stealing enough money by leveraging their monopoly; they should be able to afford good testers. Maybe I'm just too cynical, but I really don't see the point in helping Microsoft for free. The earlier they get Vista out the of the door the sooner you'll hurt, for example by more DRM, more 'trusted computing' which means you pay more but can do less. So can anyone explain why, other than reasons cult members typically use, I should help Microsoft in getting Vista ready?