Off Topic re MS beta stuff

[DL]

Sorry if inappropriate,
Just wondered why MS releases certain beta apps for download only in North
America?
eg Live Care, SBA
I could understand if they only released English versions, but I thought the
idea behind a beta was to get as much feedback as possible.

 

[Stephen Boots MVP-MSN Client]

Sorry if inappropriate,
Just wondered why MS releases certain beta apps for download only in North
America?
eg Live Care, SBA
I could understand if they only released English versions, but I thought the
idea behind a beta was to get as much feedback as possible.

I believe that it was due to simple logistics of support for Windows
Live OneCare. Sometimes it would be legal issues.
-steve

 

[DL]

But there isnt generally support for downloadable beta versions, other than
by ng's / Forums
Anyway, just wondered.
As an aside, having read some Legal Opinions on EULA's it would seem that
many are'nt enforcable, as written, in the UK/EU.

 

[Bill Sanderson MVP]

OneCare is a subscription app, with specific legalese that goes along with
that. It is also an app with human support, I think even in the beta, in
the native language where it is being offered.

So--as you say, those kinds of issues might preclude the American version
being offered in the UK <G>

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But there isnt generally support for downloadable beta versions, other
than
by ng's / Forums
Anyway, just wondered.
As an aside, having read some Legal Opinions on EULA's it would seem that
many are'nt enforcable, as written, in the UK/EU.