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Microsoft Update Testing Set for March

By David Worthington | Published February 18, 2005, 12:00 AM

Sources close to testing have told BetaNews that the upcoming Microsoft Update service will enter beta by mid-March. First announced by Bill Gates on Tuesday, Microsoft Update will be a one-stop spot for updates covering Windows, Office and other products. The company plans to broaden its tester base for the Microsoft Update trial.

Since Microsoft is drawing from the same pool of testers as the Windows Update Version 5 (WU5) beta, sample validity becomes a problem, especially when additional products are being tested. Beta coordinators want a tester mix that includes individuals who are proficient in Office, Exchange, and SQL. Beta testers are asked to fill out surveys if they have experience with any of those products, but will not be locked out of the coming beta if they do not.

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stuclark
Feb 18, 2005 - 4:26 AM

All WU5 beta testers received an email about this yesterday - Betanews must have seen a copy of it, as it's quoted quite accurately.

MU does promise to be a good service though :)

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mjm01010101
Feb 18, 2005 - 11:58 AM

It'll be a good service if it supports third party apps other than Microsoft. We still need a standardized distributed method of distributing software updates that is not based on msi and packaging.

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j_akers
Feb 20, 2005 - 8:25 AM edited

So you're expecting Microsoft to fork out on server & bandwidth costs to support other vendor's products??

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