SYCR does not want computer software, hardware or services companies beta testing and/or reviewing their products (at least one thread participant was shot down for knowning a thing or two about software) . What does that tell you?
Actually, if you're referring to me, I wouldn't say I was exactly shot down, but I'm not sure if I can think of anything better to call it.
I wasn't asked beforehand what my standing was in the industry, and did a lot of banging on BD and sent plenty of bug reports and suggestions, most of which were later fixed/implemented.
At one time, they were saying that all of us who beta-tested BD would get a free copy of the commercial release. I have no idea what the status of that currently is. I haven't been told where or how to get that copy. I've been pretty anxious to get it, to see if it exhibits a rather nasty problem I was having with the beta version, which may'be been the software, or may've been something wrong with my system (though it works perfectly otherwise).
I did get a phone call a few weeks back from a company that was soliciticing feedback from the beta-testers. The caller first asked if I worked in the computer industry. When I informed him that I'm the president of a computer consulting company, he informed me that that concluded the questionnaire, and couldn't tell me anything else.
Have any other beta testers gotten their free copy yet? Sure hope not. I'd be pretty upset if I found that they'd reneged on me after the fact because of the irrelevant (to me) fact that I work in the industry. What did they expect? Toll-booth attendants to do their beta testing?
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now, though, as I have yet to see this program in any stores. They may not be able to give me my free copy until they have the program actually out, or something. |
