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What was different about the Windows Vista beta program?

April 26, 2017beta different program Windows Vista

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What was different about the Windows Vista beta program?

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The general Windows Vista beta is currently over. Microsoft is delivering a different type of beta program with Windows Vista. The program is largely public (although a smaller group of technical testers are still being employed). The program began in late October, 2003, when Microsoft released an alpha version of the OS to developers at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) to gauge their reaction to the direction in which Microsoft is headed. The more formal beta program, however, began in July of 2005 with the official release of Windows Vista Beta 1. Since then, Microsoft has begun a series of ‘Community Technology Preview’ (CTP) releases of Windows Vista. These releases are intended to involve developers, customers, and partners more tightly in the development process.