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Originally Posted by Perfect Storm
The point of not releasing the beta isn't so that you limit the number of users testing it, it's so that you actually have proper feedback. If every moron installs it then there's no way to verify with them if the bugs they experience are the result of actual issues, or just the user being stupid.
When betas are run it is a two way street: the developers can communicate with the bug reporters and vice versa. In the case of this leak, anything "bugs" posted on public boards are of little use to the developers.
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Have you ever been in a developers meeting? I have... And forums do play a role..At least for me, it would be a way to see further options for broad spectrum deployment. Public opinion is important for higher satisfaction numbers. And a good way to make an OS as close to "idiot proof" as possible...