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More Looks At Far-Off 'Longhorn'

Posted by timothy on from the a-gnome-in-the-hand dept.

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."

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  1. Where Could They Possibly Be Getting Their Ideas? by anaesthetica · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  2. Any screenshot mirrors? by roumada · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  3. Naming Scheme by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    Windows 95
    Windows 98
    Windows 4051

  4. This gives us time. by Adolph_Hitler · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  5. Re:Quick Version Info by tuba_dude · · Score: 5, Funny
    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

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  6. Re:Another chance for linux. by AntiOrganic · · Score: 5, Funny
    1. Improve every area of linux possible

    Thanks for the insightful plan, buddy!
  7. Re:Where Could They Possibly Be Getting Their Idea by typhoonius · · Score: 5, Funny

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