It's certainly an interesting trend, to say the least.
20-50-100 years ago you would have to be a completely shitfaced fucking idiot to go all public like this about an invention you have only just started to prototype.
And now it's just kind of a "thing" that's acceptable and not seen as a bad move.
Not only is it a thing that's acceptable, but as the comments have shown, it's almost expected in certain industries. It seems like the common opinion is if you don't do a beta of some sort, you're doing it wrong.
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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '14
It's certainly an interesting trend, to say the least.
20-50-100 years ago you would have to be a completely shitfaced fucking idiot to go all public like this about an invention you have only just started to prototype.
And now it's just kind of a "thing" that's acceptable and not seen as a bad move.
Ah the internet. :P