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New Longhorn Screenshots Leaked

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the unavoidable-future-of-the-desktop dept.

Badgerguy writes "The Supersite for Windows has some shiney-blue looking leaked screenshots of LongHorn. The new screenshots of the 'Aero' interface mainly seem to be concerned with Digital Media integration - which has become deeper still. A new 'SyncManager' screenshot is up there (copying of iSync?) as well as some pictures of LongHorn prototype hardware, which looks like a cross between a desktop PC / Notebook / Tablet PC. "

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  1. Mirror by inertia187 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Even as Slashdot Subscriber, the site was slow/unresponsive. I'm surprised Slashdot people are that interested in Longhorn. So anyway, here's a mirror.

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  2. Re:Wrong direction by brundlefly · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Microsoft should instead be focusing completely on security, performance, interoperability, stability, and flexibility - you know, all of the things that are allowing Linux to kill Microsoft on the server side.

    Who says they aren't? UI design and security are not mutually exclusive.

    These are leaked screenshots, not final feature checklists. You are grinding your axe at the wrong moment, pal.

  3. Re:Wrong direction by Meffan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Are these pictures even real? looking at the site (I actually RTFA) the blurb is:


    Here, for the first time, is a gallery of UI prototypes that I believe accurately portrays the "Aero" user interface in Longhorn.

    So are these leaked screens, an accurate estimate, or a wild 'Guesstimate'?

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  4. TiVo by Gzip+Christ · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Doesn't this screenshot look a heck of a lot like the TiVo logo? I thought it actually was the TiVo logo when I saw the thumbnail and worried for a second that TiVo had sold its soul. Microsoft might want to rethink that screen, though, if they don't want a trademark fight.

  5. IP by superdan2k · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Nice to see Microsoft jumping on the "we can use those BeOS icons" bandwagon. (Look carefully.)

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