From the last paragraph in the article.

Mary-Jo Foley said:

What do others out there who’ve mysteriously gotten their hands on the Beta 1 build think of it so far?

All she has to do is come to Se7en Forums and ask us!......Here we are Mary-Jo!









Later Ted

Bare Foot Kid said:

From the last paragraph in the article.



All she has to do is come to Se7en Forums and ask us!......Here we are Mary-Jo!

Later Ted

How do you know where they got them from Ted, are you psykik or something?

Norm

NormCameron said:

How do you know where they got them from Ted, are you psykik or something?

Norm

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Later Ted

I'd bet there are more people watching this place than you suspect.

Gary

garysgold said:

I'd bet there are more people watching this place than you suspect.

Of course; we're the only game in town!












Later Ted

It's not only a matter of that - we have a large conglomeration of folks who are not only using it but can provide good, detailed information on what works, what doesn't, workarounds and even flat-out failures in the OS. Dave's and my tweaks for improving the WEI score (and performance) as well as The numerous tutorials already here, *plus* the willingness of all of us to help a fellow out when in need, all point to the fact that we are delving into the OS hardcore - it's not just a scenario where we install and then surf the net all day - we install multiple apps, verify which apps are working correctly, which need some tweaking, which do not work at all, and the types of hardware being used to test is a lot larger than most people realize - not all of us are trying thins on brand spanking new machines - though my primary machine is a beast, I also have W7 now running on the same machine I beta tested and then installed my first final RTM copy of Vista on.

This one repository of users and troubleshooters alone is a vast source of knowledge for M$ - I cannot in honesty say we're the *only* game in town - but we're rapidly approaching a status that shows that we *are* ahead of the curve and will continue to keep pushing the envelope in order to learn this OS and its nuances and such well ahead of other places and other users.

Thanks m8t!

johngalt said:

It's not only a matter of that - we have a large conglomeration of folks who are not only using it but can provide good, detailed information on what works, what doesn't, workarounds and even flat-out failures in the OS. Dave's and my tweaks for improving the WEI score (and performance) as well as The numerous tutorials already here, *plus* the willingness of all of us to help a fellow out when in need, all point to the fact that we are delving into the OS hardcore - it's not just a scenario where we install and then surf the net all day - we install multiple apps, verify which apps are working correctly, which need some tweaking, which do not work at all, and the types of hardware being used to test is a lot larger than most people realize - not all of us are trying thins on brand spanking new machines - though my primary machine is a beast, I also have W7 now running on the same machine I beta tested and then installed my first final RTM copy of Vista on.

This one repository of users and troubleshooters alone is a vast source of knowledge for M$ - I cannot in honesty say we're the *only* game in town - but we're rapidly approaching a status that shows that we *are* ahead of the curve and will continue to keep pushing the envelope in order to learn this OS and its nuances and such well ahead of other places and other users.

Very true and Very well put.

Gary