Well said Mark. I beta test products not because I have to, but because I want to, and don't expect thanks for doing so. I believe that if I offer my help, I'm doing something good for the blind community. And if a bug gets squashed because of my contribution, cool. If not, oh well. That's why I'll continue to be a beta tester for both iOS and OS X.
Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: [email protected] > On Oct 22, 2015, at 1:33 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
