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Originally posted by joemailey

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Originally posted by Idium
this is all why it is a Chosen few Style beta, in order to try and prevent leakage. Beta software is buggy and therefore needs to be tested by a few people to get out all the bugs. ive applyed for the beta myself but i aint confident bout getting selected because of the mistrust caused by the last beta being leaked. i just hope i do get selected in order for me to help further Plus! development. in all i NEVER leak beta software because of my princable of not giving out buggy software. heres hoping im one of the chosen few.......

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chosen few. as i said someone will leak it.

i no its a chosen few. it was chosen few last time.

i'm beta tester in lot of things

windows live mail
window live messenger
Windows vista
windows custom domains
plus alot of other different software


Point of my post was its simply going to end up leaked.

personnally i don't understand why somebody would leak it. Thats is going a gainst patchou etc. the people who use there time to code it and give us the software.

i'm on messenger 2 thirds of the day @ a minium. WLM with out plus is useless and frankly boring and harder to use.

so i hope people don't leak it when they get it because that just causes a delay and i want my msgplus live asap

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Yes, i see your point. But imagine if Patchou didnt chose "a slect few" to test MsgPlus versions just because i thought they'd get leaked anyway. Surely the more people you allow into the Beta the higher the chances are that it could be leaked?

Also, as far as i do know, Patchou doesn't just chose the first "x" applicants to allow into the Beta. He takes a look at what they've conributed to the Messenger community by etc. So that not just anybody gets in.

I also see your point that a low post count shouldn't lessen ones chances of getting to Beta test. However i do also understand why post count might matter.