XP's future successor: MS Longhorn

[Force Flow]

Interesting to see that they're already working on another one...

http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109165,00.asp

[avx]

awesome article, thanks for the link Force.

Longhorn huh? They making this thin in Texas or something?

[morriswindgate]

From what I understand the main update in this program will be that clippy, bubble help, and the cute little puppy will be replaced with a talking Jar Jar Binks.

[avx]

jar jar binks?... Looks like Im sticking with XP for a while...

[Tuf]

From what little I have gathered from our M$ rep is that it will be a completely new OS. It will not share anything with the NT kernel. The beta versions that I'm aware of only have Longhorn grahics on XP. The only one I got to play with would be better called a theme and none of the features actually worked. So I guess it was a teaser of sorts.

[Confused]

Tuf any feedback from your reps what effect this might have on current applications and games if the kernel is changing.
Chas

[reboot]

Tuf and Morris are both wrong.
It is based on the NT/XP kernel, but it is a true 64 bit OS.
I've been running the Alpha 3683 build for 2 months.

[Mac Medic]

they've been working on longhorn for
a long time now. betas have been leaked
for a while. check out paul thurrot's windows
super site for a complete history of all
longhorn releases so far.

[Force Flow]

Where can you legally get a copy?

[DragonNOA1]

oem_guy, you have a link to the site?

[Mac Medic]

http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/longhorn_alpha.asp

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

[Force Flow]

Thanks for the links, oem_guy_2002!

I thought this was interesting :

What's up with the name Longhorn? A: As I first revealed, the Longhorn name wasn't chosen randomly. Remember that Windows XP was code-named Whistler and the next version of Windows, at the time, was code-named Blackcomb. Both of these names come from ski areas in British Columbia, close to Microsoft's headquarters. At the foot of Whistler Mountain, there is a saloon named Longhorn that serves the local skiing population. So if you're ever in the area and want to take in some local color, Longhorn is a nice stop… after you're done with Whistler.

[Mac Medic]

A new build was leaked March 1st. See a review here.

http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/longhorn_4008.asp

[Force Flow]

Instead, Longhorn build 4008 shows numerous evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, improvements over build 3683, which was the focus of my Longhorn alpha preview. This tells me two things: First, the most exciting bits in Longhorn, including the new 3D video-based user interface, the SQL Server-based file system, and a new breed of exciting digital media-oriented applications and services, have yet to be introduced into the core Longhorn code, creating a bizarre pseudo-update to XP with an ugly, seemingly unfocused user interface. Second, there's a bit of subterfuge going on here. Looking over build 4008, I'm constantly struck by the fact that this leak seems somewhat convenient. I almost suspect it was released on purpose, to throw fans off of the real work that's coming down the road. Whether this second point is real or imagined matters little: If you think the final release of Longhorn will even slightly resemble these early alpha builds, then you have a pleasant surprise coming.

So this guy suspects that it was "leaked" on purpose?!

[Mac Medic]

Yes he does. He has good contacts and
will probably confirm that if it is true.

[Force Flow]

That's interesting...

[morriswindgate]

http://news.com.com/2100-1012-990912.html?tag=fd_top

[gerberdude]

I dunno about you guys, but for my tastes recently intel and now apparently M$ have just gone in the toilet to come with names for their new stuff. . .I mean M$ Longhorn??? (I mean even though that's the codename) the Intel Tualatin?? Gimme a break. . .Try something awesome on for size, I would so buy a processor called the Intel StingHammer. . .or something at least remotely cool like that. Does anyone else feel the same way?

Dude

[morriswindgate]

My fear is that this new operating system will be full of the old Digitial Copyright Protection crap that won't let you make a custom CD for you vehicle from your own CD's. SO you will not see me rushing out to get it.

[Confused]

I doubt that it will offer enough improvements for me to abandon XP.
Chas