so when is longhorn coming out?

[internaltech]

when is windows longhorn or their newest os coming out anyone?

[rebirth]

2006 estimated

[Omyn]

I think its supposed to be released Summer of 2006.

Why are you so eager anyway :]

[nasrules]

Who cares? Many people here won't be going anywhere near it.

But yes, I believe that it's been put back to Q2 2006. Phew.

[shawners]

i dunno if i could buy a program that would limit of what my pc could do.. ALl i be able to do is surf the web, and not copy any pictures off the net, or be able to download anything without paying for it.

[Miniver]

hopefully never...

[muffenme]

:fire

hopefully never...

But that would be too soon.

I'm not going to touch this OS either because I want freedom on my side not on the hacker side.

:hole

[g-smooth2k]

sometime in 2006

Longhorn FAQ
http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/longhorn.asp

MS TimeLine
http://reisi.com/?mstt=1

[g-smooth2k]

Screenshots of Windows Longhorn Build 4074:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_4074_01.asp
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_4074_02.asp
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_4074_03.asp

On the client side, 2004 will be a big year. First, Microsoft plans a Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) release in late summer that will focus on what Allchin calls "safety" features, primarily security updates that will make the underlying system more resilient and reliable. XP SP2 will beget three major new client releases, XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 (codenamed Lonestar), XP Media Center Edition 2005 (codenamed Symphony), and XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-bit Extended Systems, the latter of which targets AMD-64 and upcoming Intel-based x86-64 systems. Microsoft will also ship Windows CE 5.0 and new versions of the Smartphone and Pocket PC operating systems in 2004, Allchin said. Additionally, the company is planning a "media experiences wave" this year that will include a major new version of Windows Media Player that supports "Janus" subscription-content synchronization with portable devices, a major revamp of MSN Music, Portable Media Centers from a variety of third party hardware makers, and Windows Media Center support for Media Center Extenders, set-top boxes that will remotely access Media Center Content.
On the server side, Microsoft will ship Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) in late 2004, which he said would include all of the safety technologies from XP SP2 and some unique server-specific features. Windows 2003 SP1 will be followed by Windows Small Business Server 2003 SP1 and Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems, and Virtual Server 2005. In 2005, Microsoft will deliver Windows Server 2003 Release 2 (R2, which he referred to as "Windows Server 2003 Update"), Windows Small Business Server 2003 Update, a new version of Windows Storage Server (codenamed "Storm"), and Longhorn Server Beta 1. "Longhorn Server is now generally aligned with the Longhorn client," Allchin said, referring to recent scheduling changes; originally, Longhorn Server was going to ship sometime after the Longhorn client.

Longhorn didn't discuss the schedule past Longhorn Beta 1, but in previous roadmap talks he placed Beta 2 at a year after Beta 1, which means we can expect Longhorn Beta 2 in early 2006 and, potentially, the final release in mid- to late-2006.

Windows Client roadmap 2004-2005. (http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/winhec2004_04.jpg)
Windows Server roadmap 2004-2005. (http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/winhec2004_05.jpg)
Scenarios Microsoft is targeting for Longhorn. (http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/winhec2004_06.jpg)

[origin]

let's not all become too anxious now! lol longhorn will come when the time is right, but rest asured that most of the puter literate people will not even think of using the demon ridden code of control that MS has prepared.

l8

[DEEP]

All longhorn is XP with better wallpapers

[mountain_rage]

Wasn't their a few beta's floating around the net??? Well anyway xp is working just fine for me and quite frankly i want linux to take off. With linux you could be assured of whats in the program. Its also sharing and allows for proper competition you don't build a monopolly. That or I would want a mac, macs are great just expensive.

[g-smooth2k]

Longhorn Prototypes Gallery: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_winhec_proto.asp

Microsoft releases Longhorn Build 4074 to WinHEC attendees, MSDN
Microsoft finally released an updated pre-alpha build of Longhorn to testers this week, build 4074, which went out to Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2004 attendees and MSDN Universal customers (via download) this week. I've got the first two of what will likely be many Longhorn build 4074 screenshot galleries available now on the SuperSite for Windows (http://www.winsupersite.com/), and of course I'll have a full review as soon as possible.
Microsoft Verifies, Updates XP Reloaded Plans
Various Microsoft representatives verified this week that "XP Reloaded" will be a marketing campaign aimed at rejuvenating consumer excitement in Windows XP, a product that has evolved dramatically since its initial release in October 2001. Set to run from October to December 2004, XP Reloaded will focus on new XP versions such as Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, as well as various product updates that will ship in late summer/early fall, including XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and the next major version of Windows Media Center, and add-on products like Portable Media Centers and Media Center Extenders. What's changed is that Microsoft originally planned to have separate marketing campaigns for XP SP2 and XP Reloaded; now SP2 will be marketed as part of the XP Reloaded campaign.