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Windows 7 was still publicly beta tested even if it was months longer in private lol

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Originally posted by botpet

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Only AFTER months/years of PRIVATE beta testing!
Windows 7 was being developped even before Vista was officially released in public (ps: yes, they are now already working on the successor of Windows 7)

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I think MsgPlus! 5 is ALSO private tested since months!

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Just a bit longer than 1 month actually. But so? What's your point then?

see my previous post for more as I'm not going to repeat myself.

Ok, NVM.
Suggestion: with future versions NEVER give out targeted release dates. Simply say: "it will be out when it is ready". You can avoid only this way these posts.

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Originally posted by botpet
Ok, NVM.
Suggestion: with future versions NEVER give out targeted release dates. Simply say: "it will be out when it is ready". You can avoid only this way these posts.

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I don't know how you see "Target release date" but there has no been specific date. The homepage says word for word:

General release anticipated at the end of January, 2011

Which is more or less a response to too many questions at the time anyway.

Anyway, these kind of posts are at forums and chat-boxes of any software in these types of situations.



Definitions of anticipation on the Web:

    * an expectation
    * something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
    * prediction: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

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Originally posted by botpet
Suggestion: with future versions NEVER give out targeted release dates. Simply say: "it will be out when it is ready". You can avoid only this way these posts.

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Yes, but then a same shitload of people will start complaining (and demanding) about having a release date _and_ starting to speculate about "They have forsaken us", "They don't care about us", "It is all fake, Plus! has died", etc... It is just the same thing in the end.


EDIT: Arcticwolfx, quote fixed, sorry about that.

just let it out already its already February

Things like this happens all the time, there is no way to predict bugs that they will find.

On a next time Yuna should take another approach, without saying a release date,  they could twitt/tease us with msgplus updates (just to let us know they aren't dead)

Ok, but if the development team says "we are working on it, it will be out in the first quartier of 2011"...
Summary: I had an idea about public testing period, but since I am not in the developement team, I can't say more. I just tried to find a solution that is good for both "side". I understand the developement team's problem (if they have ) and the user-side's too.
Btw I am patient, thats much better if we have a stable and "bug-free" version 2 months later than having a version now with crashes and bugs and so on.
So keep up the good work, MsgPlus is so far the best messenger plug-in.

CookieRevised, you quoted the wrong person! Well, perhaps not, however what is dictated in your quote is not what I originally stated.

See, these are the replies which we'd rather not see:

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Originally posted by haishama
just let it out already its already February

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These are the kind of people who fail to understand what a "target" means, who think that using a beta version is like playing a demo version of an upcoming game and who drive the developers crazy.

Heck, you wouldn't expect that your five course menu in a chique restaurant would be ready thirty seconds after you ordered it. Not only will you get a quality product, you'll also get it absolutely free. All we ask is to be patient. What are you still complaining about then?

For those who do understand though, thanks for your support.

Summary:
The release was targeted for the end of January, no exact release date was ever given so you can't say that the new Plus! is late. Development is still ongoing with bugs being reported and fixed. Don't expect a public beta or a rushed public release as we care about quality (and so should you).