So what da ya guys think now? 6 months testing? A summer 2012 release?

I don't think they will acept anyone who has posted in this forum

Criteria will be how long have you had your hotmail and Live ID

m_av,There is something wrong with your S key. You should have that looked into. CC,No, I suggest that it will take longer than that and still be a Fall release.

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m_av,There is something wrong with your S key. You should have that looked into.

Absolutely positively nothing wrong except the hardware age ! And, I am a M$ stockholder - a partner in the words of a colleague !

But not because of X-Plane.

Absolutely because of X-plane.At the same time ......X-planers' cannot use the large M$ user base against Microsoft, just as they can't use the smallness of Laminar Research as an excuse to not compare M$ Flight Sim products with Laminar's or give Laminar a sort of free pass on some things. If you are charging US $60 to $80 for a supposedly fully functional product, you can't deliver a product that is perhaps a tad more polished than say a freeware product or get by without providing adequate manuals and documentation.I hope I am making sense here - but do welcome other views.

I don't understand why people seem to have so much trouble with XPlane's GUI. Maybe it's because i've been using XPlane for a while now, but i have no problems getting what i want out of XPlane.. i mean it's not that hard is it? Most things are a lot faster in XPlane than they are in FSX too.. for example changing my plane can take several minutes in FSX, whereas it's more like secoinds in XP. Same thing goes for changing the weather, time of day (you can do that on the fly in XP) or location.You get what you pay for in both FSX and XPlane. They are different products, and it helps to familiarize yourself with the specs of each product before you buy it. If you want FSX-like AI traffic out of XP10, i'm afraid you're in for a disappointing experience.. AI traffic is still rather limited in XP10. Also there aren't any PMDG-like products for it yet (there are some interesting products in the works though, among which the IXEG 737, which looks very promising), while other things are also different.. whether they are better or worse is a matter of taste i think.Anyway just saying that ther is a lot to be enjoyed in XP10, as long as you take it on it's own merit.

Yes, there is still somthing wrong with that one key, so you are not making any sense here.

Which are the criteria that will be used by MS to choose a beta tester ????????

Seeing there has been a leakproof crawl to this point, they have some means to silence the flock

Which are the criteria that will be used by MS to choose a beta tester ????????

Check their Facebook page.Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

Check their Facebook page.Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

I am not a member of Facebook and it asks me to login before proceeding. I gave up.Would you be so kind to maybe copy and paste the criteria ?Much appreciated.

the type that would never use XP

You mean all the people who dont have a PHD in advanced UI logic understanding?

Check their Facebook page.

Which one? There are 5... ;)

I am not a member of Facebook and it asks me to login before proceeding. I gave up.Would you be so kind to maybe copy and paste the criteria ?Much appreciated.

Which one? There are 5... ;)

It's on the official Microsoft Flight Facebookpage;https://www.facebook.com/#!/msflightThe message is:We're excited to announce that we are now accepting beta applications! Please apply by following this link (you will need a Windows Live ID). We are completing our beta program in phases throughout January 2012 and will get back to all of our qualifying participants at that time.When someone asked what is considered 'qualifying' the answer was:Great question. We do have limitations with how many users can join the beta so we will be accepting qualifying applicants who match the demographic we're targeting for launch.

Hey Bert,Thanks... can't get Facebook on my computer here at work though.Well, looks like the limitation is the number of people in their "demographic"... not sure why they even said that.