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Is it too much to ask

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by zlitocook

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I have grown tired of software venders asking us to use their beta software. This includes Microsoft, Linux and all others. MS seems to be the norm for every one to pick on but it is a lot of new software out there.
I have tried a lot of software and reported problems with it.
I am going to use tried and true software now. It seems that at two of contracts they need to use Win98 se and the other needs to use XP because of the newer programs they use.

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by jdclyde

too hard to get support for anything from AV software to software.

I use 2k on my personal systems. it works and I have less problems with it than I do with the XP systems.

Beta? Let someone else be the guinea pig.

by mjd420nova

I avoid Beta versions of anything. Unless I'm getting paid to test their software and can set up a test server and workstation, I'm not going to take a chance on crashing working systems just to help out a developer get the bugs out.

by deity_chooch

I have no problem with vendors asking to use beta software. After all, someone has to test them. Would I use beta software? Depends. Sure, I'll install it on a little machine and play around with it for a while, but I'm not going to install/update my mission-critical systems with it. I don't hold a grudge against them for asking though.

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