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Longhorn in 2006

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the maybe-this-will-slow-down-the-worms dept.

worm eater writes "Microsoft Watch reports that Microsoft officials are now aiming for a 2006 release date for Longhorn, the follow up to Windows XP. Microsoft has been hyping aspects of this OS to its partners since 2001. I'm beginning to wonder if the industry will be in a far different place than Microsoft envisions 3 years down the line."

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  1. I'm not sure I want to use Windows XP that long by rmiller021 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I am in college and have two computers, I have a Powerbook and a PC workstation. (Yes it is a workstation Dual Xeon with ecc ram). I have never used the PC to browse the web. But I have to plug it into the network for my computer science classes. So far I have had about 4 virus infections. I have all of the current updates but Microsoft seems to be about 100 steps behind the virus writers. Do you really think people will put up with this for 3 more years? I'm sure they have grand plans of longhorn but can the really deliver a good product?

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