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Are Windows 7 Testers Going Unheard?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the just-make-it-faster-and-easier-please dept.

nandemoari writes "Windows 7 beta testers are disputing whether or not Microsoft is taking notice of their feedback. The dispute follows a blog post by Steven Sinofsky, the man in charge of engineering Windows 7. He notes that in one week in January Microsoft received data through Windows 7's automatic feedback system every 15 seconds. According to Sinofsky, it's impossible to keep everyone happy. That's partly because there are only so many changes Microsoft can make to the system and still finish it, and partly because in many cases testers often have opposing views about a feature."

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  1. Re:FTFA: 2000 bugs fixed by Stickney · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I only wish Linux had numbers like this. For all the hours I've spent building ndiswrapper or ATI display drivers on any number of boxes... I don't even have that much weird hardware, but Linux printing support is way behind, 3D display is way behind, sound support is sometimes flawless and sometimes nonexistent.

    Not that I'm about to use Windows, but it would be nice.

    --
    ...the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
  2. Re:Vista is good. But there's a bigger problem. by jebrew · · Score: 5, Interesting
    As a long time Windows user, this is the reason I've got xubuntu on my laptop. I'm still having trouble navigating everything, and I don't understand a lot of it, but my experience with XP's activation and the issues I've had with trying the 7 beta have thoroughly convinced me that Microsoft is attempting to commit some bizarre music industry like suicide by choking off legitimate customers.

    Pirates will ALWAYS break your security, please stop punishing paying customers for it.

  3. Interesting by SpitfireSMS · · Score: 5, Interesting

    As a 7 beta tester who has posted multiple feedback, and actually had replies, I have to say they are at least trying.

    I believe they sort through them to find the people that might actually have a good idea of whats going on, and act upon those because they actaully have somewhere to start and head toward.

    If you want to be heard, leave a good analysis of whats going on and maybe some suggestions as well.
    They arent just going to hire people to go through these and analyze the 12 different bugs that 12,000 people are complaining about.

    To me at least, it appears they are trying.