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OPEN SOURCE calls it: Alpha testing. MICROSOFT calls it: v1.0. GOOGLE calls it: Shhh! Top secret! APPLE calls it: Unsubstantiated rumors.
OPEN SOURCE calls it: Beta testing. MICROSOFT calls it: v2.0. GOOGLE calls it: Beta testing. APPLE: calls it: Rumors with, possibly, some substance to them.
OPEN SOURCE calls it: Release Candidate. MICROSOFT calls it: v3.0 GOOGLE calls it: Beta testing. APPLE calls it: "The most innovative product yet!" according to reviews.
OPEN SOURCE calls it: v1.0. MICROSOFT calls it: 3.1, 95, 98, 4.0, 5.0 or X. GOOGLE calls it: Beta testing. APPLE calls it: Released to the marketplace. Steve Jobs calls it "insanely great."
OPEN SOURCE calls it: v2.0. MICROSOFT calls it: SP 1, 2, 3... GOOGLE calls it: Beta testing. APPLE calls it: a recall.
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