Windows XP To Get Longhorn Technologies

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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are they are scared of

[rockclimber]

Tiger

Typical microshaft.

[oR3n]

Well, what do you expect, microshaft isn't that well of a company. Seriously, though, it might be positive in certain ways; might offer users a "preview" into the look on Longhorn, or maybe a limited/smaller version of it. Who knows, microshaft can be as unpredictable as their products' stability is, I guess. -.-

Why upgrade?

[DarkMantle]

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

Simple, remember when Windows 98 was basically win95 with IE4.0 enhancing the experience? And remember the bugs that were caused by installing IE4.0 on win95? I do... it wasn't pretty.

These are NEW technologies, and Micro$oft wants to use all windows xp users as a beta test for this new technology, it's cheaper then paying beta testers, AND those that buy windows xp even are PAYING to be beta testers.