Microsoft seeks 20 bloggers to test Longhorn
Microsoft is to begin testing of its 'Longhorn' release of Windows. The company has slated Beta 1 to appear 30 June. To help with the testing Microsoft is recruiting a team of bloggers who will not only get to see the secret build but will also act as a PR megaphone for the Windows community at large.
The bloggers are to be dubbed 'Team 99'.`
In his blog Microsoft evangelist Robert Scoble explains that 'Longhorn got its name from the bar that's between Whistler and Blackcomb up in British Columbia. 99 is the road you drive from my house to get up to the Longhorn bar. So, Team 99 is the team that'll take us to Longhorn's launch.'
