CompuServe Messages

Except for #6, and possibly #5, the reasons you note would appear to be reasons for offering betas TO certified devlopers, but why to certdevs ONLY (if I am correct that the betas are being offered to certdevs only)? #6, that certdevs pay for the privledge, is pretty important if the fee is high, say greater than $20, and with 1.4 there is the added complication of the ECS. As for number 5, that users would be more likely than developers to blame problems on the OS than certdevs would be, perhaps. As I say, I, and people like me, have enough background and experience to keep my mouth shut unless I can back up a claim of an OS bug. I'm sensitive to this issue, just now, because I'm working for a big computer company which has raised secrecy to the level of religious dogma; to the point where it is almost impossible for them to produce a product which meets the needs and desires of its intended users.