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A comment on Ask HN: What does "launch" really mean? Is "beta" a private launch?.

Re:Ask HN: What does "launch" really mean? Is "beta" a priva... by patio11 on Monday August 01, 2011 @08:07AM (#2831700)
Arguing about the definition of words will very, very rarely help your business.

With particular regards to these words, they mean whatever Marketing wants them to mean. To a first approximation, I'd describe any service I can get into with a web browser and a credit card but no strings pulled on my behalf as "launched." But if Marketing says that it isn't really, truly launched until TC gets their exclusive, I would not burn my karma arguing with Marketing over the point.

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Re:Ask HN: What does "launch" really mean? Is "beta" a priva... by irisdai on Monday August 01, 2011 @08:36AM (#2831804)
Agree, I don't care about words either. It's just when apply TC disrupt and such, they ask you those questions and I really don't know the difference. Hope everything can be simple. thanks.
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Re:Ask HN: What does "launch" really mean? Is "beta" a priva... by ig1 on Monday August 01, 2011 @09:10AM (#2831923)
Just apply and see, they review each application on a case-by-case basis anyway. Although phrasing your application so it sound less launch-ed (but you should be open about what you have done) will probably act in your favour.
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