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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. 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?

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

    Is the server performance a Longhorn preview as well?

  5. 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.

  6. 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?

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

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

  8. 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.

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

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