What are Milestones? (Any Windows OS)

[OdysseyNeptune]

I always wondered what they were... Do you guys know?

[Random_User]

They are development stages between preliminary builds and betas (and in some cases pre-betas).

They are often colloquially referred to as alphas.

[LuLu]

best way to descrabe it, new Milestone = next Stage in development

[OdysseyNeptune]

Thanks. I didn't know what these were

[WILSON2bGg]

Stages of build usually with a common theme. (not visual style theme)

[Random_User]

WILSON2bGg: I think you are mistaking milestones with build labs, vbls, and fbls.

[WILSON2bGg]

I might be mistaking it. I had the Longhorn Milestones in mind. I have to agree with LuLu though.

[Gustav Vasa]

I'm new on this forum, so sorry if I'm wrong, but I think that they're versions that are developed before a first beta, similar to alphas. For example, Windows build 7989 is a Milestone 3 build of Windows 8.

[Random_User]

Not all builds prior to Beta 1 are referred to as milestones. Some builds precede Milestone 1. There are also Pre-betas between the last Milestone and Beta 1.