Someone has to be alpha and beta testers, it's the only way to ensure a stable release candidate.
I "served my time" on the FF beta program for versions 4 through 9, but since moving all the PCs in the house to Win 7 I've gone back to the mainstream releases.
TBH, I noticed very, very few problems with the betas, and apart from the feedback and data gathering prompts, I hardly had any signs that it was beta software.
SD
PS - now on FF10, and it's fine.
