Comments on: The release of Beta 1: a missed opportunity http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/ Windows Enthusiast Community Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:49:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Darren Barlow http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1072 Darren Barlow Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:17:48 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1072 I see what you mean. ;) Everyone makes mistakes. I see what you mean. ;) Everyone makes mistakes.

]]> By: TheMe http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1033 TheMe Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:49:09 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1033 Darren, you are comparing Build 7000 with Build 7000 and only get to "Quite similiar"? Darren, you are comparing Build 7000 with Build 7000 and only get to “Quite similiar”?

]]> By: Darren Barlow http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1028 Darren Barlow Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:48:37 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1028 Heh, I was able to grab this. Quite similar to Build 7000. Heh, I was able to grab this. Quite similar to Build 7000.

]]> By: Jason http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1023 Jason Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:08:51 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1023 but Bryant still has a point: the actual file servers were slow as hell that day, and that's assuming they worked (which they mostly didn't). but Bryant still has a point: the actual file servers were slow as hell that day, and that’s assuming they worked (which they mostly didn’t).

]]> By: Jonas http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1022 Jonas Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:26:40 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1022 Um, or yeah, like Maurice said above, the profile servers. I've heard that from other sources as well. Um, or yeah, like Maurice said above, the profile servers. I’ve heard that from other sources as well.

]]> By: Jonas http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1021 Jonas Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:25:05 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1021 But wasn't it their login servers failing? But wasn’t it their login servers failing?

]]> By: Stebet http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1014 Stebet Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:45:54 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1014 Bryant: Actually Avalanche did leave the whitepaper status and was actually publically tested once. It was used to distribute Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 :) http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.php?showtopic=9671&hl= It would have been awesome to see an improved version of it to distribute the Windows 7 Beta though. A missed opportunity indeed. Bryant:
Actually Avalanche did leave the whitepaper status and was actually publically tested once. It was used to distribute Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 :)

http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.php?showtopic=9671&hl=

It would have been awesome to see an improved version of it to distribute the Windows 7 Beta though. A missed opportunity indeed.

]]> By: Download Windows 7 Beta | tudy .ro - Tudor Damian http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1013 Download Windows 7 Beta | tudy .ro - Tudor Damian Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:10:26 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1013 [...] Update: I also agree with this article. [...] [...] Update: I also agree with this article. [...]

]]> By: Maurice http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1012 Maurice Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:09:51 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1012 I think the main problem was not the content distribution (since download.microsoft.com is already very load-balanced using Limelight) What they did wrong was using the same old profile.microsoft.com registration servers (and service) to allow people sign up for the beta. I'd anticipate that such a server, since rarely being under high load, would succumb to the pressure of millions of registrations. Had they isolated the signups for Windows 7 product keys to one server, then I think the launch would've gone smoothly. I think the main problem was not the content distribution (since download.microsoft.com is already very load-balanced using Limelight)
What they did wrong was using the same old profile.microsoft.com registration servers (and service) to allow people sign up for the beta. I’d anticipate that such a server, since rarely being under high load, would succumb to the pressure of millions of registrations. Had they isolated the signups for Windows 7 product keys to one server, then I think the launch would’ve gone smoothly.

]]> By: Bryant http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1011 Bryant Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:41:56 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/01/beta-1-missed-opportunity/#comment-1011 @Allen, Microsoft has created brand new file distribution mechanisms for the purpose of distributing preview software in the past (think of the Microsoft Beta Client). Time would have had to go into Avalanche, but the concept dates back to 2006 (before Vista launched!), so they had time to cook it up and flesh it out. @Brandon, downloads were constantly breaking last night and running at speeds sub-50KB/s for the bulk of the time, even with multiple connections established. Some people got lucky, but most were pretty well capped, hence my post. @Allen, Microsoft has created brand new file distribution mechanisms for the purpose of distributing preview software in the past (think of the Microsoft Beta Client). Time would have had to go into Avalanche, but the concept dates back to 2006 (before Vista launched!), so they had time to cook it up and flesh it out.

@Brandon, downloads were constantly breaking last night and running at speeds sub-50KB/s for the bulk of the time, even with multiple connections established. Some people got lucky, but most were pretty well capped, hence my post.

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