Re: Miracle! Yahoo Messenger 3 beta released (Universal too)

Eric P. <ericp06@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I avoid beta when possible because, more often than not, beta
sw is crash-prone on my system, or causes other undesireable
behavior on my computer.

Yes, but the whole concept of making beta versions public is that a wide
range of users will report problems and, in theory, those problems will
be fixed.

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