Microsoft lets Longhorn out of the barn!

[Auggie2k]

Source - Silicon.com Cant wait for this!

After months of keeping its prized cow in the barn, Microsoft is beginning to let Longhorn out of the corral for public viewing.

Beginning with brief demonstrations to reporters this week, the software maker is starting to shed light on just what the next version of Windows will offer when it hits the market next year.

High on the list of features are security enhancements, improved desktop searching and organizing, and better methods for laptops to roam from one network to another.

"This is going to be a big deal," Jim Allchin, Microsoft group vice president, told silicon.com's sister site CNET News.com on Thursday. While he acknowledged that Microsoft is unlikely to get throngs of people to show up outside retail stores on launch day as happened with Windows 95, he did say the company expects Longhorn to drive PC sales. "This product has something for everybody."

After staying relatively mum on what the next version of Windows will look like, Microsoft is offering a peek at how the new OS will look, work and feel.

Windows, the OS used by more than 90 per cent of the world's computers, hasn't had a full revamp in five years. Computer makers are counting on Redmond to produce an upgrade that will make people run out to nab a new PC.

In a brief demonstration, Allchin showed off several key features that make the new OS stand out from prior versions. A "quick search pane", for example, allows users to type queries and instantly see matching files..............

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[.:sp00ky:.]

The only thing longhorn will be is a big DRM infested OS from what iv heard,i think it will make people want to change to linux.

[Krell]

Youre right, a few of us beta tested it way back when, and I dont believe its gotten better, I think its gotten worse


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[Shareaza2005]

If microsoft ever tries to make me move to longhorn, My W2K machine will turn into a linux machine.

Upgrading is the hardest thing for me to do on a computer because it takes so darn long!

[ducttapeBigSexy]

I'm still not impressed with Longhorn - I seriously don't see what it offers over XP. But, for that matter, other then gaming, I really don't use Windows much anymore - for the most part, Linux has become my main OS. Frankly, I probably won't even be dling Longhorn - let alone buying it. Seems that all m$ can turn out is expensive crap that doesn't work

[.:sp00ky:.]

hey big sexy have you tryed cedega http://www.transgaming.com/
it runs pretty much all windows games on linux and its really easy to use

heres a data base of all the games it runs.
http://transgaming.org/gamesdb/

[Abyss00]

sp00ky a big DRM infested OS
Krell I think its gotten worse
ducttapeBigSexy I seriously don't see what it offers over XP
ducttapeBigSexy I probably won't even be dling Longhorn - let alone buying it.

My thoughts exactly.

[Shareaza2005]

I wonder how many people will actually purchase longhorn. It's probably going to be like it's new Xbox2 games, you'll have to pay money for extra things. Like, an extra $5 for the games in your start menu.

Microsoft has no idea on how to please its customers.

[cpugeniusmv]

Longhorn will certainly have some interesting new features (read: Avalon/Aero)...a lot of the work on this release will be under the hood (APIs), much like Windows XP SP2 was.

It certainly won't (in my opinion) be as revolutionary as XP, and I probably won't be upgrading to it immediately.

<neutral non-opinionated statement>
Palladium's integration with Longhorn will be optional.
</neutral non-opinionated statement>

[Mels_Smileys45]

Will it be better than Windows ME?

[muffenme]

Will it be better than Windows ME?

:fire

It might look like higher graphic version of ME with DRM on top on NT kernel, sounds like xp with a DRM added.

:hole

[truelyme]

Personally, I don't want it. They can keep their DRM, I will keep my money. I think that a fair trade.

[Abyss00]

Will it be better than Windows ME?

Well since anything is better then Windows ME, I guess it would have to be. lol

[ducttapeBigSexy]

hey big sexy have you tryed cedega http://www.transgaming.com/
it runs pretty much all windows games on linux and its really easy to use

heres a data base of all the games it runs.
http://transgaming.org/gamesdb/

Actually, I have checked it out. But, there's two main reasons why I don't use it. One, I don't want to take any performance hits - I paid a lot of money for my hardware - I'm gonna use it :) Two, I know from using Wine/CrossOver Office that Windows programs don't run perfectly in Linux. When it comes to using my computer in general, I love tweaking it and figuring out problems with it - but, when I game, I hate being bothered with that stuff. I just wanna play!

However, for the few games I have that run in Linux (I just have UT and UT 2004), I usually just play those in Linux. *looks at game developers* Also, I rarely download games - I buy them. *hint hint*

[crackerjacker]

Youre right, a few of us beta tested it way back when, and I dont believe its gotten better, I think its gotten worse


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eh there are other builds out
i think microcrap puts them out secretly lol