Have beta tested for DxO for ages - until version 9 that is. Now I receive invites as I am a registered tester where they ask for machine spec and it then just goes quiet and nothing happens. That has occurred with PL9, the latest Pure Raw beta and now Nik. I am on an M4 iMac with 16 gig. I wonder - is it that my machine is now considered borderline as regards to spec? If so it suggests that my days with PL are ending as they are not planning to improve the already sluggish performance on the lower end machines. Lr and C1 run fast and smooth so there are options.
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DxO can (and often do) take their time. Weeks, usually and all one can do is to do something else while (not) waiting.
I suppose that acceptance depends on how many testers are wanted and how wide the admitted PC’s specs are intended to be - and more that is up to DxO.
I’d expect an M4 iMac to be an interesting test bed, but maybe there are too many already. Who knows.
do something else while (not) waiting…
My real concern is that I am now investing in software that is sub standard in some ways -Ai is an example - but already more demanding spec-wise than other software that is of an equivalent standard. I am suspicious that PL10 will be even more demanding. To be perfectly honest I really do believe the Ai masking in Lr and C1 leaves PL9 standing and yet runs just fine on my iMac. Not so for PL9 which whilst usable is hardly a smooth experience and the ai is a pain to use.
I believe you are attributing the speed of a reply with a future specification of an unreleased application. 
Just relax and wait. DxO will get back to you.
I am saying that the probability/possibility is that the base spec has moved on and therefore older machines are not seen as valid for testing purposes.
c’mon an M4 iMac is no slouch. Moreover, if DxO only tested with top notch hardware, they’d get a completely wrong impression of their software. Software engineers love to work on Bugattis, but from a sales perspective, a Renault might be a more suitable target.
We have often seen early releases to be what some call banana software. Bananas ripen over time … and at the customer’s premises.
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