What is Beta testing and why all the secrets, Explained

[rpegg]

I posted this on Oct 15th.

@rpegg

I had never heard of Glowforge until the afternoon of launch. Read the announcement while sitting in the local craft brewery. By the time I had finished dinner, and a couple craft beers, I had watched an hours worth of video, read a dozen different reviews and had the published specs committed to memory. With what info was available, and assuming normal product development delays, I felt a Glowforge (~#275) would come to me no earlier than April and maybe as late as August. If I can figure that out in 90 minutes while drinking beer, how hard is it?