Is beta testing safe to do?

Have any of you participated in beta testing a software product? Are there any dangers associated with it as far as it hurting your computer is concerned?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Mar 5, 2009 3:54 PM

21 replies

Mar 5, 2009 11:01 PM in response to amember

It is time consuming and sometimes only marginally rewarding.

amember Author

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Mar 6, 2009 6:54 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

I think you guys have made up my mind. I'll forgo the Beta testing. I didn't know anything whatsoever about it before you all chimmed in. Thanks so much for your opinions. 🙂

KOENIG Yvan

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Mar 7, 2009 9:07 AM in response to dwb

Quite the same story.

From time to time I'm wondering if iWork was beta-tested 😉

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE samedi 7 mars 2009 18:07:54)

Kyn Drake

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Mar 7, 2009 10:23 AM in response to dwb

Or because it's hard to find testers, experienced with Office or AppleWorks, that wouldn't try to suggest that the app be a copy of one or the other 🙂

Kyn Drake

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Mar 7, 2009 12:39 PM in response to KOENIG Yvan

Agreed!

dwb

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Mar 7, 2009 12:58 PM in response to Kyn Drake

That's not what a beta tester is for. The only time I ever mentioned user interface or features was when it was inconsistent or a feature was implemented in a clumsy fashion.

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