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MS really need to add a "Grouse here where somebody cares" button and pay someone to sit on the other end and go "I know, I know. That nasty MS is a big brute, forcing you to join the now. You bought your computer 8 years ago and it won't run W7. I understand. Do go on. Oh, I know, I know"
I though a pre-beta was considered an Alpha. Will the release progression will now be along the lines of:
pre-beta
Beta
Internal-Beta
Beta 1
Beta 2
Post-beta
Post-beta 2
RC1-beta
RC1
RC1.5 Leaked Torrent
RC2-beta
Post-RC2
RTM/OEM
etc.....
They should avoid overhyping 7 and let it speak for itself. A lot of the bitching about Vista is that it wasn't Longhorn.