Due to the increase in value, the 10 000 SJCX "ticket" to enter the beta might be too steep for some.
agreed. its the equivalent of telling some one "here is the very first iPod, but it will cost you $350 to try it, if it works well, we will release 450 million iPods, but at a cheaper price."
There is only 44 million coins out in the wild out of a possible 500 million. The devs should release a block of coins, say 20 million, and put a sell wall well below the current market price say 4k SAT or even cheaper. it shouldn't cost 1.5 BTC to participate in a beta. They would still raise money, get more people involved in the beta, which will look amazing in regards to media and advertising.
It will get more people involved... but can everyone's computers handle any problems that may occur, thats why Storj only wants those that can handle any problems that may happen and can give valuable feedback...