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Windows Longhorn Beta Screenshots
An anonymous reader writes "A few screenshots of Windows Longhorn Beta 1 have surfaced on the net showing off many of the new transparency features, Internet Explorer 7 and Avalon or WinFX."
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What a failure. How many more features will they lose before they just abandon it entirely.
Ooh-wee, eye candy!
Let me in on this!
You're right, I wouldn't steal a car. But if it were possible, I sure as hell would download one!
Seems like Microsoft is doing what Microsoft does best. Copying other companies. Maybe that's an unfair statement, but man, I hate Microsoft =).
Good to see you still need to click start to shut down.
I had great fun explaning that to my mum when she first used xp
Transparency! Tabbed browsing! A search bar in the browser! Brilliant!
And why the fuck exactly did recycling old technology take them this long?
That's because ubuntu stole the designs from microsoft, duh.
Is the server performance a Longhorn preview as well?
"And in related news, Longhorn's webserver fell on its arse after 50 geeks attempted to look at the eye-candy simoultaneously..."
Smegma.
...the bluescreen of death?
"The technologies of today --- TOMORROW!"
(yeah, I said that joke before. Kinda lame, I know...)
Circumcision is child abuse.
"many of the new transparency features"
Some one has turned the transparency up too far. When I click the link I can't even see the website.
"The page cannot be displayed" looks cool! Since it is the page which explorer visits most often it is very important to make it look cool.
And I'm happy to see that cmd still doesn't show directory names properly.
GO Longhorn!
May Peace Prevail On Earth
back in the old days, windows turned into just a 1 pixel border when you moved them, and solid window movement was a big new feature. progress, eh?
if you were a windows user, you'd understand why we hate microsoft!
If it was the Doom 3 of desktop engines it would be pitch black and the mouse cursor would be a flashlight.
Nice to see them running as Administrator for that 100% secure feeling.
(Or should it be "Nice to see them running as ADMINI~1"?)
*rofl* :D
Did anyone elso notice the open "linux noob" webpage in the taskbar in the last 2 pictures?
http://www.apple.com/macosx/
they should release it as service pack 3 for XP.
One of the coolest sites, ever: zombo.com
Do you realize how long it would take to do a complete rewrite! Even with tons of people working on it, it'd take like 5 years! Oh, wait..
That's microsoft's new enhanced security.
No internet connectivity.
This idea was invented by Shampoo.
The desktop seems to have the two most used icons shown as default... and these are: ;)
Recycle Bin
(and, you guessed it) How to Report a Bug!
At least they have their priorities right.
screenshot here
People will pass up steak once a week, for crap every day.
Did anyone else notice the banner on the 3rd screenshot saying:
:X
"Want longhorn today?
Cutting-edge Web UIs,
declarative XM dev approach.
Open Source"
Just imagine if every technology we have were built only with its most narrowly conceived function in mind.
Gah, it'd be like living in IKEA!
There was also a Office 95, and before that 4.3/2 (with Access/without Access). I think there was an Office 98 for Macs. It's been a while, but I think Office 95 was the release that had all the app versions go to 6.0, no matter what their previous version number was. Word went from 2.0 to 6.0 in one fell swoop, as a means of making it seem better than WordPerfect at version ~5.2 or so. Silly, of course, but that's marketing for you.
[After short pause to restart browser and find location in thread]
I can verify the above statement.
[Hangs head in shame]
wrong way around, it was 97's younger brother and 2000's older brother.
I think, therefore I am. I think?
Literally? Why doesn't anyone know how to use that word properly?
I can say with complete certainty that the beta is still under development and has not been released internally or to the public.
We can tell it's not the beta because they're not selling it for $199 at Fry's yet.
As someone who would never use the default WinXP theme, I can't wait to enable the "Windows Classic Theme" on Longhorn and then have it be EXACTLY THE SAME OS as XP. Rockin'.
"This is not the beta you're looking for"
this is not the beta I'm looking for
*blink*
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
And why the fuck exactly did recycling old technology take them this long?
Well, to bake in the evil of course!
You think that stuff can just be sprayed on like Pam? It takes some time to bake it in so it can't be removed.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Longhorn cheese refers to a mild Cheddar or Colby cheese made into a long orange cylinder.
Crunch!
I don't know... it's sounding pretty good. ;)