Didn't take long this time around compared to other X.X.X versions.

I agree with not being enough beta testers. More testers are needed to locate bugs before the final release. Seriously thought, it's not very hard at all to setup a directory within a main site just to test beta versions of WP. More people are needed to nail bugs on the head in various environments.

Maybe wordpress.org could promote beta testing a bit better? on front page of wordpress.org or something?