Every popular browser has channels like these for open public beta testing. Today open source is the popular road and it's more public open for beta testing. It wasn't a "open to anyone that wants to jump on board and download the preview builds." Especially in the late 90's when a majority of software was closed source. Even with non-Microsoft products where sometimes you had to filled out information identifying you had some "computer or software knowledge" (sometimes even asking if you knew C++) to even be considered to beta test software. Beta testing wasn't public open, and it was as you said about applying. I remember the Windows 95/98 days of what you said. No reason, at all of Edge not doing the same thing, fundamentally won't surprise me, at I hear ya. Same as Win10 1903 18362 and then, simultaneously some of us, Windows Insiders, are, also, running frequent Insider Builds w/ a current Build # of 18965. GA = General Availability, as in Official 'Public' release, not beta version & not Insider version. (Stable being similar to RTM, if one wants to think of it like that). Without fussing over names of tracks or how many, point is there is a trend, now, for Insider Programs to exist & plow ahead with their work, for the benefit of all, even after a product goes "GA", to use a non-Chromium term. Involving Users in the work is very productive especially, when both Consumers & Enterprise are represented. Now, that such approaches are in place, they can invaluably keep working 'behind-the-scenes' to have ever improving & (theoretically) problem-free highly appealing products. Point is, we did not have Insiders working on products before the last few years. There is obvious logic, besides the meaningful Open Source part, that Edge Insiders & the work, can continue, the same as the other Insider Programs. Since & now we have Windows, Office, Bing & Edge Insiders (people like myself can be all 4). It was when we started working on 10 that the Insider Program materialized. Starting w/ Vista one has to apply & be accepted as a registered MS Beta Tester, then 7 & 8 by invitation. If we go back a few years beta testing did not involve the 'public' not, Consumers or Enterprise. But, do I think it is likely EIP (Edge Insider Program) after that?, yes I do. I do not know what the 'long-term' plan is for Edge Insiders once Edge C moves to non-beta, to a non-Insider.
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