P!P Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Some people have said they are disappointed with Beta 1. I thought I'd post a desktop of XP Beta 1 and XP Beta 2 just to remind people how much an OS can change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 That's funny. I've never seen that before. Vista Beta 2 will look completely different than Beta 1, because all the next-gen features will be integrated in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 dude!! i love the email icon from beta 1!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 The beta 1 start menu looks kinda better.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerm Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Think this proves the point quite well. Wait till final release, ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 The beta 1 start menu looks kinda better.... 586292973[/snapback] Looks too Win 95 for my taste, although it is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makeshift Hammer Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 You do have to wonder why some people sign up for betas yet expect a final product. Maybe MS should be more thorough in who they allow to get hold of them and a fair amount of the kiddybitching will stop. Why the hell are they allowing 13yr olds to beta test software anyway? :D MS Bug Report : OMG!!!11!!!11!!! Dis windo$e B3t4 Suxxorz. I Tr13d 2 Downloads torretzors fr0m p1r47eb4yz0rs 4nd my w1-f1 c0nnect10n k3p7 dr0pp1ng out(zors.) I can7 play n0 gamezikors e17h3r(z0rz.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Yeah, I think people expected to download Beta 1 and have their minds blown. People have to remember the long process of making an OS used by 95% of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 You do have to wonder why some people sign up for betas yet expect a final product. Maybe MS should be more thorough in who they allow to get hold of them and a fair amount of the kiddybitching will stop. Why the hell are they allowing 13yr olds to beta test software anyway? :DMS Bug Report : OMG!!!11!!!11!!! Dis windo$e B3t4 Suxxorz. I Tr13d 2 Downloads torretzors fr0m p1r47eb4yz0rs 4nd my w1-f1 c0nnect10n k3p7 dr0pp1ng out(zors.) I can7 play n0 gamezikors e17h3r(z0rz.) 586293045[/snapback] I think you're exactly right. You weren't talking about me, right? :crazy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 so what are you trying to say?? that vista will go down from beta 1? Whistler was the best theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I was impressed by beta 1. I have lots of problems, but I think it's still pretty good. I can't wait to try Beta 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDreamX Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Hmm. Everything seems the same in XP Beta 1 and 2 except that Beta 2 comes with Windows Messenger, as does the final. Remember, looks aren't everything. MS Bug Report : OMG!!!11!!!11!!! Dis windo$e B3t4 Suxxorz. I Tr13d 2 Downloads torretzors fr0m p1r47eb4yz0rs 4nd my w1-f1 c0nnect10n k3p7 dr0pp1ng out(zors.) I can7 play n0 gamezikors e17h3r(z0rz.) HAHA!! Most hilarious think I've read this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Hmm. Everything seems the same in XP Beta 1 and Beta 2 except that Bet 2 comes with Windows Messenger, as does the final. Remember, looks aren't everything. 586293097[/snapback] I'm pretty sure a little more happened between the two builds. Also, to the end-user, looks are pretty much all they care about. Get a random kid off the street, put a Windows 95 and Windows XP machine in front of them and see which one he picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chorpeac MVC Posted July 29, 2005 MVC Share Posted July 29, 2005 hahahaha nice point....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Thanks for that. Hopefully a lot of the complaints will stop now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted July 30, 2005 Author Share Posted July 30, 2005 Thanks for that. Hopefully a lot of the complaints will stop now :D 586293131[/snapback] :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoFreX Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 See, I prefer the skin from XP Beta 1 (I used the imitation theme "Watercolour Ergonomic" that comes with StyleXP for over a year). My prediction is that the Beta 2 theme will suck, and the release theme will be similar, and then someone will re-release the Beta 1 theme officially, and I will be happy again. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Wow........... It does differ a lot. Hope the same applies for Vista because then it will hopefully be even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCheese Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I'm pretty sure a little more happened between the two builds. Also, to the end-user, looks are pretty much all they care about. Get a random kid off the street, put a Windows 95 and Windows XP machine in front of them and see which one he picks. 586293116[/snapback] What if he decides to pick Windows XP because he knows its a hell of a lot better than Windows 95, not just in graphics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiiragi Tsukasa Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 What if he decides to pick Windows XP because he knows its a hell of a lot better than Windows 95, not just in graphics? 586320477[/snapback] I'm sure if you picked him off the streets he wouldn't know much about computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejsl23 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 See, I prefer the skin from XP Beta 1 (I used the imitation theme "Watercolour Ergonomic" that comes with StyleXP for over a year). My prediction is that the Beta 2 theme will suck, and the release theme will be similar, and then someone will re-release the Beta 1 theme officially, and I will be happy again. <3 586320065[/snapback] I'm sure MS learned from their mistakes with Luna. I predict a sleek, professional-looking theme by the time Beta 2 or the RCs roll around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Anthony Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Yeah but look at how long it took them to get to beta 1 I am sure people would be expecting something wayyy "cool". I mean xp was only 2600 somebuilds but longhorn went to 40xx and then to 5xxx thats about 41xx builds. With the delays Microsoft made people expect more. They though hey if its been delayed for a year they must be putting in 100 more features. Then more and more delays followed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ogie Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Yep, this ought to be a real eye-opener for you folks that haven't beta tested a Microsoft OS before. Maybe it's an eye-opener for some that have :) I absolutely have to point out this classic Thurrott quote though, from Windows XP Road to Gold: As the Windows 2000 beta wore down in late 1999 (see my Windows 2000 Road to Gold for details), one glaring fact was clear: Microsoft would never again take three years between Windows versions. Customers expected features to be delivered more quickly than that, and markets simply change too quickly to keep a product in development for that long. Given that logic, we'd be waiting for Blackcomb or something now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDevil Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 The beta 1 start menu looks kinda better.... 586292973[/snapback] I agree... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted August 8, 2005 Author Share Posted August 8, 2005 Customers expected features to be delivered more quickly than that, and markets simply change too quickly to keep a product in development for that long. 586321168[/snapback] Personally, I'd rather have an OS that stable, tried and true. I think many end-users would pay for an OS that would very stable without all the features. Vista is promising, however, I'd take a tweaked and stable XP anyday. For now anyway. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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