However, SP2 included a bit more than defect fixes which is why I mentioned it specifically.
LH looks to be totally different because updates that would be included are being removed. When available, they will more than likely be free. Can't say the same for other (won't mention any names) OS's.
Anyways, free isn't the point. I'd much rather have a basic OS than an OS stuffed full of features which are turned on by default, that I don't even use. XP is a perfect example of that so I'm glad MS for yanking these things out.
I'm seeing alot of concern about what this OS is going to do since they seem to be stripping everything out of it.
Then I read a comment that they are building a base first and then juicing it up with the features being taken out at a later date. While I do agree with this analogy, I find it good and bad at the same time.
MS OS's for the most part come with features that really don't get modified too greatly after its initial release. XP SP2 is really the only update we've seen that changes OS features. Remember too that all of their updates have been FREE and I have good reason to suspect that LH's updates will be free as well. Just because they aren't included with the initial release doesn't mean squat. To you and I that is.
The downfall to releasing the updates at a later date is for the average Joe Lunchbox. Those people expect to have everything ready in a turn-key fashion. Some of us do as well. But dumping OS updates on people months after an initial release may get confusing.
Make no mistake - Longhorn is the stepping block of future OS's from this company. They aren't going to let it croak. If it bothers you this much then you can always go buy yourself a Mac because afterall, don't they already have the features in question?
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Can't argue with that.
However, SP2 included a bit more than defect fixes which is why I mentioned it specifically.
LH looks to be totally different because updates that would be included are being removed. When available, they will more than likely be free. Can't say the same for other (won't mention any names) OS's.
Anyways, free isn't the point. I'd much rather have a basic OS than an OS stuffed full of features which are turned on by default, that I don't even use. XP is a perfect example of that so I'm glad MS for yanking these things out.
I'm seeing alot of concern about what this OS is going to do since they seem to be stripping everything out of it. Then I read a comment that they are building a base first and then juicing it up with the features being taken out at a later date. While I do agree with this analogy, I find it good and bad at the same time. MS OS's for the most part come with features that really don't get modified too greatly after its initial release. XP SP2 is really the only update we've seen that changes OS features. Remember too that all of their updates have been FREE and I have good reason to suspect that LH's updates will be free as well. Just because they aren't included with the initial release doesn't mean squat. To you and I that is. The downfall to releasing the updates at a later date is for the average Joe Lunchbox. Those people expect to have everything ready in a turn-key fashion. Some of us do as well. But dumping OS updates on people months after an initial release may get confusing. Make no mistake - Longhorn is the stepping block of future OS's from this company. They aren't going to let it croak. If it bothers you this much then you can always go buy yourself a Mac because afterall, don't they already have the features in question?