Why not anoint every customer as a beta tester for Windows 9, and incentivize their participation (and future purchase)?

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Schober moved from beta tester to full-time employee in 1992, when the service -- now officially called America Online -- went public.

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Check out a few screens of the store in the gallery, and the Random Thoughts blog link below for firsthand impressions from a beta tester.

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To the list of job titles he's held at Apple Computer , which so far include co-founder, special consultant, interim CEO, and now just plain CEO, Steven Jobs can now add software beta-tester.

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Well, then it's time to head over to the beta forum, download the latest firmware then register as a tester.

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