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Projected 'Average' Longhorn System Is A Whopper
greg_barton writes "At first I thought this was a joke, but this article from Microsoft Watch confirms it: 'Microsoft is expected to recommend that the 'average' Longhorn PC feature a dual-core CPU running at 4 to 6GHz; a minimum of 2 gigs of RAM; up to a terabyte of storage; a 1 Gbit, built-in, Ethernet-wired port and an 802.11g wireless link; and a graphics processor that runs three times faster than those on the market today.'"
Systems advance with time? FUCKING REVELATION!!!111one
IE starts up and renders faster than mozilla. Do a benchmark. Hell, my computer starts up faster than mozilla.
The thing that was omitted from the article was that Bill Gates was quoted "All we'll ever need is 640GB of RAM"
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Oh no, how will we survive? Better just not push the hardware market anywhere and let the whole IT industry die on its arse even more than it is already. Gimme a break and wake up. Supply and demand.
According to the article it's not a confirmation at all. Microsoft has released no official statments about hardware requirements, these values are just estimates from developers, who may or may not have a clue.
wouldn't that necessitate Microsoft users to have a clue?
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Glad you hear your machine is alredy up to specs for Longhorn.
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BTW, as an official Longhorn beta tester, I can confirm that this story is not a hoax.
As someone who knows what they're talking about, I can confirm that you're full of shit. Longhorn is still in early alpha stages. It's nowhere near beta, and the thought of getting beta testers together hasn't even entered Microsoft's mind yet.
I guess Microsoft decided to finally write their entire OS in visual basic (.NET?). Good job!
4-6 GHz is ridiculus. It's obvious they are not designing the OS to scale with a wide range of processor speeds, either that or they won't be releasing it till sometime in 2012.
The question is, what are all those CPU cycles going to be doing?
Your reply smacks of desperation.
Sad to see a Microserf stoop so low so quickly.
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Apple comes out with a dual-G5 with fast everything, and y'all start skipping down the street with your iPods up your buttholes saying "It's a Thupercomputer! Itth fathster than a PEE-THEE! Tra-la-la"
So Microsoft, if the story is true, has set the bar high for their next OS, and you all are saying "What ever happened to 640K being enough."
Why can't you be consistent?
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