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Windows Longhorn Beta Screenshots

Posted by timothy on from the rather-attractive-from-here dept.

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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  1. From TFA: by Kethinov · · Score: 5, Funny
    Windows Longhorn 5203 Screenshots
    The article lies! There can't be more than a dozen screenshots in that article. Certainly not five thousand! :(
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    1. Re:From TFA: by NTworks · · Score: 5, Funny

      you misunderstoood.. 5203 is the projected release year for Longhorn.

    2. Re:From TFA: by NeuroManson · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, it's clearly the retail price.

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  2. start to shut down by smeagols_ghost · · Score: 5, Funny

    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

  3. Re:Longhorn more like Copland. by HyperChicken · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ooh-wee, eye candy!

    They're just copying from Apple. ;)

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  4. Holy Shit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Transparency! Tabbed browsing! A search bar in the browser! Brilliant!

    And why the fuck exactly did recycling old technology take them this long?

  5. Down already? by aendeuryu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is the server performance a Longhorn preview as well?

  6. Slashdotted Already by Joel+Rowbottom · · Score: 4, Funny

    "And in related news, Longhorn's webserver fell on its arse after 50 geeks attempted to look at the eye-candy simoultaneously..."

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  7. Microsoft's motto should be... by Stormwatch · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The technologies of today --- TOMORROW!"

    (yeah, I said that joke before. Kinda lame, I know...)

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  8. Transparency Features by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "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.

  9. Cool! by SolitaryMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    "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!

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  10. Re:How does transparancy improve my productivity? by hilaryduff · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?

  11. Re:Sigh.. by hilaryduff · · Score: 5, Funny

    if you were a windows user, you'd understand why we hate microsoft!

  12. Re:Longhorn more like Copland. by bmgoau · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can put polish on a piece of shit, but you'll just end up with a shiny piece of shit.

  13. rofl by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    *rofl*
    Did anyone elso notice the open "linux noob" webpage in the taskbar in the last 2 pictures? :D

  14. Slashdotted, mirror URL by Ilgaz · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.apple.com/macosx/

  15. Re:Longhorn more like Copland. by hedge_death_shootout · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't joke with the Mac boys. They can't handle it. ;)

  16. Re:Close Window 'X' by IainHere · · Score: 4, Funny

    [After short pause to restart browser and find location in thread]

    I can verify the above statement.

    [Hangs head in shame]

  17. Re:Longhorn more like Copland. by Anonymous+Writer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh yes we can handle it. With just one button too.