• Vodulas [they/them]
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    223 days ago

    Insiders are not MS employees, though. That is also not the same as trained QA or security. You or I can join the insiders program. It is essentially public beta

    • @jarfil@beehaw.org
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      223 days ago

      More like alpha. Public beta are the normal (non-Insider) “Preview” versions… then they use a staged update deployment for QA.

      And yes, MS is saving a lot of money on trained employees by using paying customers as testers.

      • Vodulas [they/them]
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        123 days ago

        Alpha is For sure more accurate. But for me that also means big security holes like that should be plugged before insider. I’m also a bit biased being a QA engineer