<Ul> <Li> Early customers purchased a `` pioneer edition '' of the WordVision word processor for the IBM PC for $49.95 . In 1984 , Stephen Manes wrote that `` in a brilliant marketing coup , Bruce and James Program Publishers managed to get people to pay for the privilege of testing the product . '' </Li> <Li> In September 2000 a boxed version of Apple 's Mac OS X Public Beta operating system was released . </Li> <Li> Microsoft 's release of community technology previews ( CTPs ) for Windows Vista , between September 2005 and May 2006 . </Li> <Li> Throughout 2009 to 2011 , Minecraft was in public beta . </Li> <Li> On December 29 , 2014 , all owners of Halo : The Master Chief Collection for the Xbox One were able to download and play the Beta of Halo 5 : Guardians for free through January 18 , 2015 . Users of the Beta were reminded via an in - game popup that the release was a Beta and could contain some glitches , and were encouraged to communicate them through the Halo series online community . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Early customers purchased a `` pioneer edition '' of the WordVision word processor for the IBM PC for $49.95 . In 1984 , Stephen Manes wrote that `` in a brilliant marketing coup , Bruce and James Program Publishers managed to get people to pay for the privilege of testing the product . '' </Li> <Li> In September 2000 a boxed version of Apple 's Mac OS X Public Beta operating system was released . </Li> <Li> Microsoft 's release of community technology previews ( CTPs ) for Windows Vista , between September 2005 and May 2006 . </Li> <Li> Throughout 2009 to 2011 , Minecraft was in public beta . </Li> <Li> On December 29 , 2014 , all owners of Halo : The Master Chief Collection for the Xbox One were able to download and play the Beta of Halo 5 : Guardians for free through January 18 , 2015 . Users of the Beta were reminded via an in - game popup that the release was a Beta and could contain some glitches , and were encouraged to communicate them through the Halo series online community . </Li> </Ul>
what comes first in games alpha or beta
what comes first in games alpha or beta
Beta
Beta