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Windows XP To Get Longhorn Technologies

Posted by michael on from the infinite-beta dept.

SilentChris writes "According to CNet, Microsoft is revising their plan for Longhorn. In addition to scaling back WinFS, they will also have separate releases of Avalon (the new graphical system) and Indigo (a new network architecture) for Windows XP and 2003. If most of the updates will be available for current versions of Windows, what is the incentive to upgrade?"

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  1. If most of the updates will be available for curre by phiberhack · · Score: 5, Funny

    If most of the updates will be available for current versions of Windows, what is the incentive to upgrade?"

    That it will WORK!

  2. Indigo by M.C.+Hampster · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't know about Avalon, but Microsoft has said for quite a while they were going to be releasing Indigo for platforms other than Longhorn. Indigo is a technology that will be replacing .NET remoting and it allows for secure, reliable and transactional communication between .NET applications. It only made sense to have a version available for other versions of Windows to make sure that applications could communicate.

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  3. Re:History repeats? by LilMikey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple had originally made ambitious plans for Copland

    In all fairness I think it was Stallone's acting that did it in.

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  4. The Joy of Updating isn't the Update Itself... by syntap · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... but the joy of hacking the latest Microsoft license registration procedure.

    My best sig is this one.

  5. Incentive: by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 5, Funny

    Longhorn will automatically render the Slashdot IT page in a better colour. It might even get people to switch from Linux to Windows.

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  6. Re:"Scaling back WinFS" by new_here_arent_you · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, *I* am new_here_arent_you.