From Windows IT Pro:
"All your rumors are belong to me: Windows 8 to be 128-bit? No. Good God, no.
People can be so silly sometimes. Writers at PC World, Ars Technica, Slashdot and many other publications fell for an obviously faked LinkedIn profile from a supposed Microsoft researcher who claimed he was working on a 128-bit kernel for Windows 8. There's just one problem. This guy doesn't exist. No one with his name has ever worked at Microsoft Research. His job title is fake. Microsoft is not working on a 128-bit kernel for Windows 8. And, best of all, the guy's listed university? It's an "online supplier of academic degrees," according to Wikipedia. OK, that's five problems, or four more than those geniuses on the web should have needed to figure out this rumor was fake. Seriously, you guys make me laugh so hard sometimes I could cry. It's just sad."
http://windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=102939&feed=rss&subj=0
The company I work for was standardized on Compaq.
When they got bought out by HP, we ran to IBM - a bit pricier, but it has been worth it.
Now who's left? HP? (blech - we've had a bad track record with them on everything except laser printers) Dell? (I'd rather not - they change configs more often than some change their underpants).
Surely it will not be 'Windows' in the resource-hungry, buggy, insecure traditional sense. If they do this I think they'll go for something that will really compete against what's out there now... I'm not saying it will work, but don't picture that it'll just be Longhorn with SP2 installed.
Also, I think the upshot of this is that *hopefully* what they learn from this endeavour will filter down the the server and desktop level in terms of stability and security.
Well, one can dream can't they?
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From Windows IT Pro: "All your rumors are belong to me: Windows 8 to be 128-bit? No. Good God, no. People can be so silly sometimes. Writers at PC World, Ars Technica, Slashdot and many other publications fell for an obviously faked LinkedIn profile from a supposed Microsoft researcher who claimed he was working on a 128-bit kernel for Windows 8. There's just one problem. This guy doesn't exist. No one with his name has ever worked at Microsoft Research. His job title is fake. Microsoft is not working on a 128-bit kernel for Windows 8. And, best of all, the guy's listed university? It's an "online supplier of academic degrees," according to Wikipedia. OK, that's five problems, or four more than those geniuses on the web should have needed to figure out this rumor was fake. Seriously, you guys make me laugh so hard sometimes I could cry. It's just sad." http://windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=102939&feed=rss&subj=0
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Yeah, but what kind of warranty are you going to end up with when you piece stuff together yourself?
Also, we lease desktops right now and quite enjoy the benefits of doing so.
Here's hoping someone else steps up and makes a quality system.
The company I work for was standardized on Compaq.
When they got bought out by HP, we ran to IBM - a bit pricier, but it has been worth it.
Now who's left? HP? (blech - we've had a bad track record with them on everything except laser printers) Dell? (I'd rather not - they change configs more often than some change their underpants).
Any other suggestions out there?
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yeah, whatever
Surely it will not be 'Windows' in the resource-hungry, buggy, insecure traditional sense. If they do this I think they'll go for something that will really compete against what's out there now ... I'm not saying it will work, but don't picture that it'll just be Longhorn with SP2 installed.
Also, I think the upshot of this is that *hopefully* what they learn from this endeavour will filter down the the server and desktop level in terms of stability and security.
Well, one can dream can't they?