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Longhorn Preview

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-a-leak-for-a-change dept.

itraor writes "PC World has previewed Longhorn, not the first one out I guess. Among the few noted features is that Windows now offers translucent UI, finally catching up with Apple. "

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  1. Transclucent UI in windows by Arthur+B. · · Score: 5, Informative

    wtf... alpha blending has been around natively in windows since W2K. It wasn't used but it was there and many mods allowed context menu to set windows transparency.

    o x-composite is still slow like hell...
    o e17 will us software blending...

    *sigh*

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  2. catch up to Apple's OS X by sxmjmae · · Score: 5, Informative

    Article Summary:

    - Windows is catch up to Apple's OS X.
    - All the features that would sell an OS upgrade have been pulled to meet the release date.
    - Same as XP with a kewler user interface.
    - Only advantage over Apple's OS X is the hardware support.

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