Windows Confidential: How Betas Became RCs

Remember when the close-but-not-quite-ready version of code was called the beta? Where did this Release Candidate come from?  In the March issue of TechNet Magazine, Raymond Chen discusses the intriguing back story of how (and why) the naming conventions for non-final releases have changed. And he gives a gentle plea for companies to take beta testing more seriously.

Cheers,
matt