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Story: Getting to grips with Longhorn

Posted by: Samuel (Friday 15 April 2005, 6:50 PM)

I really don't think Microsoft would gain anything from releasign the features of Windows Media Center Edition in a seperate version, I beleieve there could be a version released concentrating on media but the benefits of viewing and recording TV should be available as WMP is in all versions of Windows today.

"As a result, Microsoft would delay Longhorn over quality concerns, but is unlikely to let individual features hold up its release. That could mean some further trimming around the edges if things fall behind"

What does it matter anyway, Windows XP has only just recently become Windows XP 'properly' thanks to the SP2 release. It's going to be 2007 before WinFS is available and then further on the service packs will make it what it should be so really you should be looking at adopting Longhorn two years from now, not just one.

Regarding networks, my sister and I had a two PC home network set up and the hardest thing, which you wouldn't expect, was to communicate between the two. I would like to see MSN Messenger recognise local contacts which would allow messages to be passed along the network rather than over the internet. Also I am looking forward to the Graphical features, vector icons and smoother transitions and not really the business side of things.

I'm a home user after all.