Re:Google Bard enters open beta
by crazygringo on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @01:42PM
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> PAYING Workspace customers should be the first ones to get access.
That has virtually never been the case, it's generally always the opposite.
Because IT admins need advance time to decide whether to enable features for parts of their org or not, and to implement or update training materials. Also if a feature breaks it's worse if you're paying. Not to mention all the additional regulations around data retention/location/etc. that sometimes have to be implemented, that free accounts don't have to worry about.
So Google generally rolls out new features to free accounts first, and then it comes to paid once fully tested at scale and compliant and admins have had time to evaluate for their institutions.
That has virtually never been the case, it's generally always the opposite.
Because IT admins need advance time to decide whether to enable features for parts of their org or not, and to implement or update training materials. Also if a feature breaks it's worse if you're paying. Not to mention all the additional regulations around data retention/location/etc. that sometimes have to be implemented, that free accounts don't have to worry about.
So Google generally rolls out new features to free accounts first, and then it comes to paid once fully tested at scale and compliant and admins have had time to evaluate for their institutions.
This is a feature, not a bug.