Quote - I kind of liked what DAZ did with Carrara 7, though.  They let a lot of people (can't remember if it was everyone or just Platinum) beta test it. From what I remember, the beta version expired after 30 days.  It was both good for testing and to whet everyone's appetite for the actual application.  That might be a good idea for SM in the future. 

I'm not saying SM didn't test enough according to industry standards, but having a "timed beta test" might be a nice way to get more testing done as well as momentum for the product.  I definitely would like to see this happen for Poser Pro 2010.  Just my two cents.

They are doing that for Poser Pro 2010. Everybody who owns Poser 8 and also owns Poser Pro will be invited to participate in the Pro 2010 Beta. I'm really surprised that they offered to do that, since it is going to cost them BIG time to support the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people who will take them up on that offer. They have to create accounts for each person, manage all the beta serial numbers, etc. The Pro 2010 Beta will be a huge expense.

But I'm sure that a few people will still find issues with how SM conducts product development.

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