I find it most unconscionable that so many developers are not only throwing their "beta" versions on VT for the masses, but they're also sucking us like vampires by charging for a beta.

There is no reason on earth for anyone to pay to test beta software. The truth is, the developer ought to be happy that there are eager beavers out here who do like to try out and test beta software - including me. In the past many developers would give beta testers a break in the price of the the application when it graduated from "beta" to "general availability" status. Some developers have even given beta testers a free upgrade license.

But no, everybody these days wants to extract as much money from us that they even charge to test their buggy software. I never thought I'd see this Microsoftian business model so pervasive in the Mac community.