gmail - 但是，真的，gmail 怎么可能仍然是 "beta"？

Question

已经出来快五年了。

拥有数千万用户

我怀疑有几家企业依赖它。

怎么还是“测试版”？什么时候它不再是测试版？它何时完全拥有电子邮件市场？

Answer 1

According to a Google spokesman :

"We have very high internal metrics our consumer products have to meet before coming out of beta. Our teams continue to work to improve these products and provide users with an even better experience. We believe beta has a different meaning when applied to applications on the Web, where people expect continual improvements in a product. On the Web, you don't have to wait for the next version to be on the shelf or an update to become available. Improvements are rolled out as they're developed. Rather than the packaged, stagnant software of decades past, we're moving to a world of regular updates and constant feature refinement where applications live in the cloud."

维基百科定义 Beta Version作为:

A 'beta version' is the first version released outside the organization or community that develops the software, for the purpose of evaluation or real-world black/grey-box testing. The process of delivering a beta version to the users is called beta release. Beta level software generally includes all features, but may also include known issues and bugs of a less serious variety.

所以这证实了谷歌这个词的使用是不规范的。我找到了这篇 Slashdot 文章， Has Google Redefined Beta? , 相当有趣。

我认为谷歌为了他们自己的目的借用了这个词，不应该用传统的“Beta”定义来看待它。将“测试版”放在您的应用程序名称旁边看起来更好，而不是“我们仍在不断向该产品添加功能”。