My brain first parsed 'TPB' as 'Trade Paperback.' SimCity: The Novel sounds like a horrible idea, but I wouldn't put it past EA to try and milk the franchise that way.
Support: Your salesperson told you WHAT?! FIZZBUZZ isn't really capable of that, I'm sorry. No. No. I'm sorry, no. No, again, I apologize, I can't change that for you right now. If you'd like, I can put in a feature request for you. No, I can't give you an ETA...
Right, but this doesn't guarantee beta access, nor does it confirm anything we didn't already know. I'm not trying to be prickly, I just don't see the point of this submission as it stands. If anything, the title should have been, "Join the Steam for Linux Beta Group" or something along those lines.
I'm confused. What was the point of posting this link? This is just the Steam group for the beta. It doesn't include any new information (or a way to get in the beta) that I can see.