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Longhorn Beta is Disappointing

Posted by Zonk on from the time-for-extreme-programming! dept.

bonch writes "Well, Longhorn beta 5048 was released a day before the start of WinHEC 2005, suggestive of the fact that it is not terribly impressive. Paul Thurrott (a Windows writer whose previously reported review of Mac OS X Tiger was updated after user feedback) confirmed this today in day two of his blog from WinHEC. Microsoft needed something big to kill the hype of competitors, but screenshots show minor visual updates from the last beta, and to quote Thurrot: 'This has the makings of a train wreck.'"

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  1. Re:Beta 5048? by Da+Fokka · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah, it's scheduled just before the release of Duke Nukem Forever.

  2. Re:They can't ever do the "right" thing. by __aaitqo8496 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Would you directly compare a race car with a minivan? They're both automobiles. They both operate in the same manner and servce a similar purpose (to transport), yet you wouldn't compare them directly. They are made by different companies and serve different purposes.

    Do you care how many people your race car seats or how much cargo room it has? Problably not.

  3. Re:Shadows in the shadow world by argent · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's what NSToolbar looks like now.

    *choke*

    Oh god.

    Oh all the gods and their pet demons.

    Then... damn. I don't know if Spotlight is really enough to make it worthwhile upgrading to Tiger now. I guess that'll save me some money.

    What were you guys thinking? No, really?