More Looks At Far-Off 'Longhorn'

b17bmbr writes "According to eWeek, the first builds are out, with an SDK. The Register notes: 'Microsoft builds leak regularly, Microsoft knows this, and Microsoft knows that the wider the distribution of the software, the faster it's going to spread all over the internet...The timing is impressive for an alpha build of a product that is not scheduled to hit the streets for another two years, and which could quite easily stretch to three.' Methinks this is just vaporware." And Cleverone writes "Several days before PDC 03' attendees will obtain their copy, screenshots of the new build have already made their way to the net. For those inquisitive few, the build stamp is 6.0.4051.0."

Comments

Sweet

[Anonymous Coward]

It's about time alternatives to Linux pop up for people to use.

Where Could They Possibly Be Getting Their Ideas?

[anaesthetica]

I really like the toned-down brushed metal windows in place of the Playskool XP Theme. These are the kinds of innovations that are going to keep Windows ahead of the game in the long-run.

Any screenshot mirrors?

[roumada]

Of course, the screenshots are /.ed already. A machine brought to its knees by Longhorn without even having it installed!

Naming Scheme

[Anonymous Coward]

Good to see Microsoft is using there old naming scheme...

Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 4051

DRM?

[t_allardyce]

There are some screen shots missing from that site, namely the error message saying "a non-drm enabled media file has been detected and removed from your computer"

Why?

[Simple-Simmian]

Why is the "news" 2007 is a longway off.

Re:Where Could They Possibly Be Getting Their Idea

[Anonymous Coward]

Thank you, Prof. Anal Killjoy.

Here is another link..

[adeyadey]

Here is another link where you can see the next version of Windows..

Re:Yeah

[dougmc]

It's Windows XP, but with an obnoxiously larger clock and sidebar! Great!

Hmm, it made me think of Hal 9000. I suspect that wasn't an accident ...

This gives us time.

[Adolph_Hitler]

This gives us linux developers time to add whatever improvements are made via longhorn into Linux so that by the time 2006 comes alone, Linux will already have all of the important features and plus its own improvements.

Re:Quick Version Info

[tuba_dude]

Sure, it's right here:

JRH:
-Moved NSA backdoor from explorer.vb to kernel
-Just recieved payment from FBI, finishing touches on their backdoor.
-Looked at networking code from the 32-hour coding session, no security holes found yet.
TODO: Find more caffiene to hide with next time marketing comes to fire me.

BG:
-New easter egg in ie: "ALL YOUR MARKETSHARE ARE BELONG TO US"
TODO: Get a press relase out about security.

Marketing department:
Cleaned up the puke on the UI, left the corrosion patterns there.
TODO:
-Change codename to something less sucktacular.
-Fire JRH

Finally!!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

A true alternative to the Linux tax!!!

Re:Another chance for linux.

[AntiOrganic]

1. Improve every area of linux possible

Thanks for the insightful plan, buddy!

Re:Where Could They Possibly Be Getting Their Idea

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, way to ruin a good M$ bash with facts.

Re:Where Could They Possibly Be Getting Their Idea

[typhoonius]

Yes, they're always 10.3 steps ahead of the competition.

DRM

[Alain Williams]

How did they get the screen shots ? I thought that the big thing about this release was supposed to be DRM & Fritz chip to stop this -- or are all of these GIFs going to stop working next week ?

Oh, wait - I get it, silly me, it's Microsoft, so of course: it just doesn't work. SNAFU.

That's nothing!

[Valar]

I have a leaked beta of the new linux.

Re:Yeah

[insertionPoint]

It's Windows XP, but with an obnoxiously larger clock and sidebar!

MS Developers get ideas from spam....
Add three inches to your CLOCK size!