With tens of thousands of external beta testers examining the latest Microsoft software, little is said about the company's largest guinea pig: itself. Long before a final release, Microsoft has put the beta bits into production -- a process it calls "eating its own dog food."
BetaNews recently sat down with Microsoft Chief Information Officer Ron Markezich, often referred to as "Microsoft's ultimate beta tester," to get an in-depth look at how dog-fooding helps shape the software that hundreds of millions of people use each day.
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