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.'"

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Re:The estimates are OK

[aking137]

Sorry to disagree here, but I see something majorly wrong with these estimates.

Every time they make a computer, it generates lots of times' that computers' weight in crap. You go through a load of clean water, you burn lots of fossil fuels, you create lots of packaging that'll probably never be re-used, and more. Hundreds of kilograms by some estimates.

And because Longhorn will require such a computer, that will mean that practically all the computers around today will be useless for anyone who wants to run the latest version of Windows. So this will massively contribute to an already significant problem of the 'computer mountains' that are starting to appear alongside the fridge mountains.

And okay, maybe in fifty years, it won't matter that we've used all these resources up so pointlessly. What about in 100 years, or 500 years? Aren't people then going to be a little pissed off at us at the mess we've left them?

Re:JonKatz

[sg_oneill]

Wheres jon katz you ask?

He went away after being constantly harassed and flamed by some of the adult children trolls who from time to time inhabit this place.

I thought katz was a fine writer, but clearly some folks didnt care what he had to say, only that they where offended he said it eloquently.