Entourage EWS Beta - People getting restless

[holmess001]

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I don't know if anyone is regularly checking the feedback section for Entourage EWS Beta over at Microsoft Connect, but the beta testers are getting upset and some have quit the program due to the lack of communication from Microsoft over one simple issue:
Is the 081219 build, which is the only one for which there is a link, really the latest or is there a more recent, less public Beta that has been offered to some testers but not others? Several messages in the feedback section reference later builds. Because of this, people are understandably wondering if our feedback regarding 081219 is pointless.

I think any answer that Microsoft provides would be an improvement over months of complete silence to the repeated inquiries from the beta testers.

For what it is worth, I'm using and loving it 081219.

 

[Diane Ross]

some have quit the program due to the lack of communication from Microsoft
over one simple issue:

We are your peers here. Other than suggesting that you send Microsoft
feedback there isn't much else we can do to help.

I'm not testing so I haven't been involved with any of beta issues.

 

[holmess001]

some have quit the program due to the lack of communication from Microsoft
over one simple issue:

We are your peers here. Other than suggesting that you send Microsoft
feedback there isn't much else we can do to help.

I'm not testing so I haven't been involved with any of beta issues.
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Thank you for the response Diane. I was aware it is a user forum. It was more of a "is anybody out there?" message for Microsoft than anything else. In their blog, the Entourage EWS developers say they are monitoring the feedback at the official Beta site as well as other user forums. I haven't seen any responses to any posts at the official site in months. Thought maybe someone from the developer team might look at this site instead.

 

[Diane Ross]

Thought maybe someone
from the developer team might look at this site instead.

We do get developers on this list at times, but I doubt they could say
anything unless it was official. If it was official it would be posted.

All of this is terribly frustrating.

 

[gmsmith]

This is getting ridiculous....we are what, 6 months past the initial announcement and only a single beta available to those users who are in the beta program? Not to mention the beta available isn't compatible with the current shipping version of Entourage. I mean seriously folks.

 

[Diane Ross]

This is getting ridiculous....we are what, 6 months past the initial
announcement and only a single beta available to those users who are in the
beta program? Not to mention the beta available isn't compatible with the
current shipping version of Entourage. I mean seriously folks.

....and you expect your peers to do what? Tell Microsoft if you expect your
complaint to be heard. We can't do anymore than you can about this.