Bill,Isn't the answer to that question rather obvious ?Chris Low.

well, its pointed out above. MS is a BIG company. They want to make money with their products, so i guess. Ok, here are some boys, enjoying these shots of an ALPHA version anyway, but please, open your eyes. For me its unacceptable to sent out some shots of a completely unfinnished product. For some of you, i am maybe the party-pooper... that's ok. Just take some minutes think about the philosophy behind all that. For me its clear, that its unprofessional to release such shots, and btw. i didn't comment on the final product.http://www.igfly.com/images/betateam.jpg

>well, its pointed out above. >MS is a BIG company. They want to make money with their>products, so i guess. Ok, here are some boys, enjoying these>shots of an ALPHA version anyway, but please, open your eyes.>For me its unacceptable to sent out some shots of a completely>unfinnished product. For some of you, i am maybe the>party-pooper... that's ok. Just take some minutes think about>the philosophy behind all that. For me its clear, that its>unprofessional to release such shots, and btw. i didn't>comment on the final product.>>http://www.igfly.com/images/betateam.jpg Please spare us with this stuff. If you don't like it then fine but I am tried of listening to this whining about what YOU think, who cares what you think? Open your own eyes....[h4]Randy J. Smith[/h4]AMD 64 4000+|ASUS K8V DELUXE|SAPPHIRE ATI X800XT PE|MUNCHKIN 3200|80 gig SATA|DELL 1905FP 19" LCD|TRACKir PRO|PFC JEPPESEN MOONEY YOKE|CH PRO PEDALS|

lol, go crying, blind boy! You should learn something about management, but i guess you are not that old.http://www.igfly.com/images/betateam.jpg

With that comeback, it's time for the lock. Simmers, please learn not to engage our fellow members with the type of responses that get the defenses up. I can't say that this response from this member was unexpected. Uncalled for, but not unexpected.-John

>For me its unacceptable to sent out some shots of a completely>unfinnished product. When were you born??? Did you just arrive from another planet?For you it may be unacceptable but it is a standard practice in this industry. This is what market expects. Wake up.Michael J.http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/pmdg_744F.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_beta_member.jpg

>well, its pointed out above. >MS is a BIG company. They want to make money with their>products, so i guess. Ok, here are some boys, enjoying these>shots of an ALPHA version anyway, but please, open your eyes.>For me its unacceptable to sent out some shots of a completely>unfinnished product. For some of you, i am maybe the>party-pooper... that's ok. Just take some minutes think about>the philosophy behind all that. For me its clear, that its>unprofessional to release such shots, and btw. i didn't>comment on the final product.>>http://www.igfly.com/images/betateam.jpgWell, it is not that big move forward I was expecting. What we see on this early screenshots is more an "eye-candy-upgrade" of FS 9 with bids in the sky, cool! I hope they will have a "function" at least to give us a birds strike and/or engine failure :-).....but I don't think so.The clouds and sky does still not look that more realistic. It is hard to judge just from these screenshots if the weather engine has significantly been improved. I am tired of getting sudden cloud walls from one second to another instead of having smooth weather transitions as in real life. I hope this will getting better with FSX.Well, the philosophy behind this is what America stands for...to entertain the world with all what they doing and producing and so is Bill Gates. Actually it is on you to follow this and buy it or leave it. But it will be as was with all FS versions....sometime everybody gets it as they can't resist to use all the new add-ons they come out for any new version.We'll have to wait and see.___________________________Best RegardsCpt. Bodo M