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Nokia R&D teams: would you be interested in closed beta testing through Beta Labs?

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Note: this is a LazyWeb question for Nokia people only. Others, please ignore.

We are thinking about adding closed* beta testing opportunity to Nokia Beta Labs, in addition to the current open/public betas. In practice, Beta Labs would offer an easy-to-use beta management tool, and a recruiting channel for an exceptionally insightful user community. In simple cases, if everything goes well, it might not cost you anything extra.

Please send me an email if you are interested.

* = a closed beta is available only to a select few users, and the SW distribution and feedback system happens behind firewalls.

Update: umm… seems that I wasn’t clear enough. This post was intended for Nokia R&D teams, not for Nokia users. Thanks for all volunteers, but currently, Nokia doesn’t do closed beta tests through Beta Labs. I just wanted to change all that. I’ll let you know whether this idea flies or not.

Posted by Tommi @ October 19, 2007 10:04 am | Tags:

30 Comments »

  1. I am interesting to participate.

    Comment by Arkdy — October 19, 2007 @ 11:09 am

  2. I’m here!

    Comment by francesco — October 19, 2007 @ 11:29 am

  3. Hi Tommi
    I am very keen to participate

    Comment by George Sarmonikas — October 19, 2007 @ 11:53 am

  4. Count on me, please.

    Comment by Oscar B — October 19, 2007 @ 12:08 pm

  5. I with pleasure would take participate, I from Ukraine, could make translations and test Russian-speaking program

    Comment by maxim_minton — October 19, 2007 @ 12:13 pm

  6. Sounds intressting.
    Count me in, please.

    Comment by Eismaus — October 19, 2007 @ 12:25 pm

  7. I’m there too :)

    Comment by Samuli L — October 19, 2007 @ 12:37 pm

  8. Guys,
    wasn’t this post addressed to Nokia people only? :-)

    Comment by Horia Stanescu — October 19, 2007 @ 12:42 pm

  9. Note: this is a LazyWeb question for Nokia people only. Others, please ignore.

    You mean there are non-Nokia spies here too?
    ;-O

    Comment by HeavyLight — October 19, 2007 @ 1:00 pm

  10. Please define “Nokia People”!

    Comment by Kay — October 19, 2007 @ 1:03 pm

  11. Nokia People = Nokia R & D teams.
    Wasn’t all that fuzz for them only? :-)

    Comment by Horia Stanescu — October 19, 2007 @ 1:32 pm

  12. Really, I’d like to participate. Besides I’m a journalist, so if you ever need any publicity for Russia, Ukraine or Belorussia, I’d be glad to help. The same thing with any translations from/to Russian.

    M! The main thing. What about closed beta testing? X)

    Comment by Wozik — October 19, 2007 @ 1:38 pm

  13. Hi friends,
    I’m a IT professional, new tech early adopter and gadgets fan. I’m ready!!!!
    ps. I’m from Brazil

    Comment by Jorge — October 19, 2007 @ 2:07 pm

  14. Don’t you have any internal ways to contact your own employees? This kind of fights against the openess this site is about.
    It is a great idea, and I’m wondering how separate your r&d groups are at the moment… I don’t think it’s wise to do this publicly if you are not making it public.

    Comment by Heikki — October 19, 2007 @ 3:25 pm

  15. @Heikki,
    As you saw he (i.e. Tommi) wrote: “Please send me an email if you are interested.” So, nothing (very) public.
    Maybe Tommi must delete this post, its externl feedback is hilarious (”C’mon Nokia, I love you, love me back and get me in the trials”).

    Comment by Horia Stanescu — October 19, 2007 @ 4:34 pm

  16. @Heikki, you could even argue the opposite, though. That by posting this here they’re being very open about what they’re going to do in private. :-).

    Comment by weisen — October 19, 2007 @ 7:07 pm

  17. @Horia
    You nailed it. ;) Maybe I should have placed few smileys in my comment, but I kind of expected this is going to get those “Can I have some candy too?” comments. But I’m still kind of surprised that Nokia hasn’t done this earlier. And I’m raising my hat to Tommi for making it happen, cos I think it’s going to keep the standard high in Beta Labs software.

    Comment by Heikki — October 19, 2007 @ 9:45 pm

  18. Count on me, please. :)

    Comment by Andrea — October 19, 2007 @ 10:28 pm

  19. Hi, I’m very interested
    Thanks.

    Comment by Antonio — October 20, 2007 @ 12:26 am

  20. Consider me in for the Nokia Closed Group Beta Testing

    Comment by Bejoy — October 20, 2007 @ 8:33 am

  21. Thanks for the explanation, Horia. That keeps ordinary people like me out!

    Comment by Kay — October 20, 2007 @ 8:45 am

  22. Anything to make Nokia phones even nicer is a good thing to step in.

    Count me in!

    Comment by Marc Fargas — October 20, 2007 @ 5:07 pm

  23. Anything to make Nokia phones even nicer is a good thing to step in.

    Count me in!

    Comment by Marc Fargas — October 20, 2007 @ 5:08 pm

  24. Hi, I own an E61 and an E90. I am from Turkey and can fluently speak German as well as English. It would be very kind of you if you counted me in.

    Comment by Baran Erdik — October 20, 2007 @ 8:55 pm

  25. I can do it in Russia Federation. If u intresting this, welcome :)

    Comment by filthy.dkny — October 21, 2007 @ 4:13 am

  26. Count me in! I would love to participate..

    Comment by Bård — October 21, 2007 @ 8:54 pm

  27. Thanks everybody for volunteering, but I wasn’t asking that - yet.

    As I updated the post:
    —
    Update: umm… seems that I wasn’t clear enough. This post was intended for Nokia R&D teams, not for Nokia users. Thanks for all volunteers, but currently, Nokia doesn’t do closed beta tests through Beta Labs. I just wanted to change all that. I’ll let you know whether this idea flies or not.

    Comment by Tommi Vilkamo — October 21, 2007 @ 9:47 pm

  28. I want to be closer to new betas)

    Comment by panariga — October 22, 2007 @ 2:26 pm

  29. hi

    I WOULD LIKE TOO PARTICIPATE IN BETA TESTING..plz cntct me…

    Comment by KNUT ELDE JOHANSEN — November 5, 2007 @ 12:34 pm

  30. Hey!!
    I am really interested.

    Faridul
    Bangladesh

    Comment by Shekh Faridul Hasan — March 22, 2008 @ 10:06 am

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