RSSMicrosoft Downgrades Longhorn
By David Worthington | Published April 9, 2004, 5:22 PM
To head off what some have described as a "perfect storm" Microsoft is paring down its next generation Windows release code-named Longhorn. Business Week is reporting that Microsoft will fall short of its aspirations to include the full scope of the Windows file-storage system (WinFS) in the operating system; instead, the software giant will focus on rolling out WinFS for the client - leaving network support to the dust.
The WinFS system along with the Indigo communications subsystem and Avalon graphical subsystem serve as the three technologies at the foundation of Longhorn.
I think it just a marketting game.
actually what is planned as Xp reloaded is same/almost no different as the one which is delivered for premium.
it just microsoft way to make more money.
But what I want to get is better performance too, as XP SP2 is not better performance compared to XP.
What I also want to see is windows XP for Developer.
so developer can develop better software, with good performance, etc. they did not need many other things which normal user wants, but they need best environment for producing good software.
little bit relating to this is, Microsoft did not release service pack for Visual studio .net 2002 and 2003. meanwhile they just releasing sp6 for VB6. and they delay the Visual studio 2005. it is not good for visual studio (VB, VC) developer. Microsoft must release SP for Visual studio .net 2002 and 2003, so developer can produce better software.
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" What I also want to see is windows XP for Developer "
I agree. It would be nice to have compilers and a GOOD terminal window like the users of unix enjoy.
The command prompt Windows has is garbage...
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will we have to pay for this "windows xp premium", which supposidly is just sp2 and WiMP 10? because i would rather just download them seperatly than buy it in a package for 100 bucks.
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hmm...good question. I think they will charge for it since it carries a new name.
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No...SP2 and MC10 will be available for download. XP Premium is what you would buy if you don't currently own Windows XP.
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i probably haven't heard it yet. will longhorn be completly rewritten or will it be on 2000/nt basis?
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Hahaha. As far as I know, M$ never did a complete rewrite of a product. They keep using the old crap code until they buy another product and then, start bloating it. It happenned with the whole windows "family", with their fat-office suit, and better don't talk about programming (anyone remember the god old FOX database system?)
M(g)arketing is another story, every windows release will be the "most advanced", feature rich, redesigned, rewriten, refaked OS in the world...
But I forgot.. M$ DO make innovations... They produced the first spyware operating system in the world: Windows XP. Ah, bad boys...
I hope and think that linux will not become the next OS/2 because linux is not a product from a giant, lazy and weak minded corporation (IBM).
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Now may be a good time for you to get into a good anger management program. Microsoft is a business. It's goal is to make money. The world of free love and software doesn't exist...thank god
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It doesn't? DAMN, I suppose all this free software I use every day doesn't exist.
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shame on you! go and spend all your money on microsoft... go!!!
;-)
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ok. lol
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Peace brothers, peace and love. Remember, make the application not the virus.
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yes... Microsoft is a business... and they do make quality products for the standard user... I use linux and windows xp currently.. I am going into my 4th year in software engineering microsoft is great for my entertainment and relaxation... Linux is great for my software development... all the super linux advocates never want to see the big picture... sure microsoft wants to make money.. but they do a good job at it... now think... do you want your grandparents using windows xp or linux (no matter what nice and easy distro you use)!!?? the average user will be able to use the well developed windows far easier...
microsoft may not have rewritten all their code... but it is a constant migration towards improvement... do you think all the UNIX code out there was not developed in stages?..(yet there tones of flavors of UNIX out there...linux is a rewrite I guess)....
bah.. I dont know if I will ever see a day when people even the balance..
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I want my grandparents to use linux, or better yet MAC since I won't have to go there every day to fix a virus or other things they messed up :)
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Microsoft does unfair business. They did, they do and maybe they will continue doing dirty business.
They have really brillant marketting and better lawers, and Bill Gates is a visionary. But they DON'T do quality software. Even having monopoly, billon dolars, all the resources that a company could have to make the best, they produce mediocre software. And that there are lot of people using their stuff doesn't mean they are great. How many people bought Enron shares? (just a really small example, there are many).
M$ is really worried about the growing linux community, they fear because M$ can destroy (or buy) any company they want to (they did it several times), but they don't know how to handle (sabotage) a FREE project.
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haha.. you have a point
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Longhorn will be based on XP.
As time has gone on, more and more of the original NT3 code has been rewritten (2k reports state that it only inherited about 40% of NT4's code), so eventually it will be a rewrite..
There is no real need to Rewrite, as XP is modern and stable, and it a good foundation for further OS developments..
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Mediocare products?? I supposed you could make a better product then Windows 2003 and XP? What's your expectations of a product that makes these ersion mediocre?? I think 2003 and XP are great products, very stable and very flexible. I can't remember the last time an XP machine crashed on me (a 2003 server has NEVER crashed on me yet).
I'm not going to say Linux is a mediocre product...I actually use a linux box as our NMS...Linux just doesn't support everything I need it to...and I happen to like windows more. I wouldn't call either of these products "mediocre" (NT was mediocre and ME was just garbage tho')
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uhh.. MACs are great an all as I use one for Video Editing, BUT they are not virus proof! MACs can get viri. I would have my grandparent stay the h@ll away from any computer. They will drive you nuts with questions on either.
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so ur gonna get ur granparents to use MAC cause it has no viruses?
hah, what a joke
wanna know why MAC's and Linux machines dont get virus infections?
how many people are you gonna infect?
why would i wanna create a virus to attack a MAC or a Linux box?
to screw up the person next door (1 individual)
i'll make a virus for windows ofcourse, that way i can screw up everyone on my street and even massive corporations, remember blaster? thats brought the house down
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"how many people are you gonna infect?"
Uhh MILLIONS.
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