OS X Beta Testing Now Open To The Public

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Apple is letting the lowly, unwashed masses beta test OS X? Someone better call hell and check the temperature. :eek:

Apple has released public beta tests of individual Mac apps in recent years, but OS X itself has largely been off-limits unless you've registered as a developer. That changes now that Apple has launched the OS X Beta Seed Program. Starting with OS X 10.9.3, you can try pre-release operating system updates by signing in with a garden variety Apple ID; oddly enough, you still have to sign a developer-style agreement promising to keep some details a secret.
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It's just pre-release updates, not the whole OS. OS previews still cost a minimum of $99/year for that level of developer access.

It's actually a good idea since those OS updates typically include many security patches which would otherwise be delayed until the update is released. I know there's been times when I wanted OS X vulnerabilities patched ASAP and Apple was talking its sweet time releasing updates.
 
pxc said:
It's just pre-release updates, not the whole OS. OS previews still cost a minimum of $99/year for that level of developer access.

It's actually a good idea since those OS updates typically include many security patches which would otherwise be delayed until the update is released. I know there's been times when I wanted OS X vulnerabilities patched ASAP and Apple was talking its sweet time releasing updates.
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Security updates are released separately from OS upgrades.
 
i hopped on. I'll beta test for our new apple overlords.
 
pxc said:
It's just pre-release updates, not the whole OS. OS previews still cost a minimum of $99/year for that level of developer access.

It's actually a good idea since those OS updates typically include many security patches which would otherwise be delayed until the update is released. I know there's been times when I wanted OS X vulnerabilities patched ASAP and Apple was talking its sweet time releasing updates.
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Ironically in spite of that paid program...ProTools for example gets broken by every new OSX update. Like clockwork.

And it has been that way for years.
 
Steve said:
Apple is letting the lowly, unwashed masses beta test OS X? Someone better call hell and check the temperature. :eek:
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Yes, the lowly, unwashed masses who own a Mac, ne'er forget...;) I "hear" that OS X doesn't run very well on an x86 clone built by anyone other than Apple...:D So if you don't own an Apple x86 clone you can fuggetaboudit OS X (if you have some reason to think of it in the first place)...:rolleyes:
 
I installed Mac OS X 10.9.3 beta, and the weird thing is there are no release notes! What does this new version add?
 
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