Originally Posted By: Mac
When a posted BB Update includes that BETA descriptor, the idea is that the more experienced users and, of course, the registered Beta testers, should download, use and make reports.

Those who are new to the program or perhaps not "superusers" might want to hold off until that BETA term is removed from the Support page.


--Mac

While I agree with Mac's suggestion to delay if you are at all unsure, research shows that the use of the term "Beta" by PG Music is as I stated earlier. It is called a beta because it is new, and that designation will be removed when it has proven itself or the next update is released. Nothing was said about user experience level. Here are the only two posts about it I could find by searching the forum:

"This is considered a beta update because it is new. The most recent shipping build is 325."
- Peter Gannon, July 28, 2011 re: build 326

"This is considered to be a beta update because it is new. The latest shipping build is 317."
- Andrew, March 28, 2011 re: build 318

Neither of these updates is called a beta now.

To my knowledge, the use of the term "beta" for a public update has not occurred since 2011, so it may indeed have taken on a different meaning. If so, it would be helpful to know that from PG Music.



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