Hello Everyone, I just want to let those of you, who are not beta testers, know, is that with any company, be it Apple, Microsoft, Sony, etc, reporting a problem, regardless of how important it may appear to be to the tester, is not always addressed immediately or, in some cases, ever.
It has been my experience that the larger an organization becomes, the less responsive, in terms of addressing non-mission critical problems, it may appear to be to external testers. All we, as beta testers can do, is to make the organization aware of the problems and hope that it will manage to address said problems in a future release. In my opinion, beta testing is a somewhat thankless job because, when bugs get squashed, no one pays attention to them or cares how or why they were resolved and when bugs remain, people think that the testers are not testing well enough. To me, beta testing, not just for Apple but for any company is my way of showing appreciation for those things in life which I may now take for granted; things like clean drinking water, electricity, personal liberties, talking ATM machines, audio-described movies, screen readers, refreshable Braille displays, smart phones, hearing aids, medicine, etc. Beta testing is also my way of showing my respect for those blind and low-vision pioneers who came before me and it is a means by which I may, in some small part, leave a legacy to those who will follow. So, when a product is released with a number of bugs, please try to keep in mind that were it not for beta testers, that number would most likely be much higher. Most Sincerely, Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
