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News Burst: After Win2000, It's Whistler And Blackcomb
News The follow-on to Whistler, code-named Blackcomb, is a 2002 or later Windows release. Microsoft wants all eyes on Windows 2000 when it officially rolls out the product next week. But its Windows development team already has moved on to work on the...
[February 10, 2000, 12:56]
After Win2000, It's Whistler And Blackcomb
News The follow-on to Whistler, code-named Blackcomb, is a 2002 or later Windows release. Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain are a few hours outside of Seattle. But Windows developers returning from their holidays after finally delivering to...
[February 10, 2000, 14:47]
Microsoft Scales Back Longhorn For 2006 Launch
Talkback Anyone else see parallels here - Longhorn and Blackcomb will be like Windows 95 and 98. But like 98, Blackcomb will be the one everyone's waiting for. Windows 95 - much hyped up, everyone got very excited, but when it arrived it was rushed...
[April 13, 2004, 15:16]
Vista's Successor Rechristened Vienna
Talkback Microsoft is not "setting its sights" on the successor to Vista, Blackcomb was originally the successor to XP, and set to release in 2005. Longhorn was introduced a few years ago as an interim release between XP and Blackcomb.
[March 22, 2006, 21:10]
Vista's Successor Rechristened Vienna
News Vienna, once labelled Blackcomb, is the new code name for the successor to Vista. The 'Blackcomb' code name has been changed to 'Vienna,' but we do not have any other details to share on timing or focus," Microsoft said in a statement to ZDNet UK...
[January 23, 2006, 8:20]
Microsoft Delays Server OS Plans
News A Microsoft representative on Tuesday confirmed that the next release of the company's server software "would follow the release of Windows.Net Server," yet essentially skip a generation to focus on the next version of Windows, code-named...
[November 13, 2002, 14:39]
Glimpses Into Future Windows
News Blackcomb," the successor to Whistler, is due out in the second half of 2002. Blackcomb will be the first fully .Net-enabled Windows release from Microsoft, and the version of Windows that will include "the most profound changes in the UI (user...
[July 13, 2000, 8:45]
.Net Server: Three Delays A Charm?
News A Microsoft representative last week said the company could not give an estimated release date on Blackcomb. Windows .Net Server 2003's successor, code-named Blackcomb is not expected until 2005 or 2006.
[November 18, 2002, 15:56]
Microsoft Revamps Management Software
News There will be pieces of DSI that come with Longhorn and Blackcomb. You're likely to see Longhorn in 2004 or 2005, (depending) on feedback from customers, and you're likely to see Blackcomb in 2006 or 2007," Hamilton said.
[March 18, 2003, 15:03]
The Game's Up For Windows 2000
Talkback As well as Blackcomb. Leslie, somehow I don't envision installing Windows 2003 Server on all sorts of desktops. Also keep in mind that the future arrival of Longhorn (part 1, 2 and 3) has been announced somewhat.
[July 6, 2005, 0:16]
Windows Vienna Re-codenamed Windows Mesa ???
Forum But it appears that codename "Vienna" (Blackcomb/Windows7) will be/has been re-codenamed as Windows MESA in its 5th phase of development. First Blackcomb; then Vienna, then Windows7 & now (? "Ever since the last quarter of 2006, when a survey was...
[July 8, 2007, 18:02]
The Windows Vista Timeline
News In a surprise change to its Windows strategy, Microsoft is considering pushing back the release of Blackcomb, and instead following up Windows XP with an interim operating system currently dubbed 'Longhorn'.
[May 19, 2006, 13:20]
Behind Microsoft's 'experience' Strategy
News The first truly .Net version of Windows is slated to be the release code-named Blackcomb, the successor to Windows XP. Blackcomb is expected to ship in 2002 or possibly later. As reported, Microsoft attaches 'XP' to Office and Windows products...
[February 6, 2001, 8:38]
Leaked Windows Hints At Changes To Come
News Blackcomb, the code-name for the next version of Windows Server, isn't expected before 2006. So is this going to be an add-on to Windows Server 2003 or will businesses have to wait for Blackcomb? The leaked version of the new desktop operating...
[March 4, 2003, 13:19]
Microsoft Reveals More Longhorn Secrets
Talkback So Longhorn and Blackcomb shouldn't be a problem at all. Users? Oh right, those people that get to choose the company car of their liking (Porche, BMW, etc) and the company will gladly pay for that all.
[June 25, 2005, 1:06]
Microsoft To Emulate Open-source Updates
News The new approach means enhancements to Windows Server 2003 can be made before the release of the next version of Microsoft's server operating system, code-named Blackcomb, in a few years. He emphasised that the next major server release would be...
[March 26, 2003, 12:57]
Microsoft Releases Whistler 'preview'
News The next major Windows release, code-named Blackcomb, isn't due out until the second half of 2002. One day after chairman Bill Gates talked up the successor to Windows 2000, Microsoft revealed to a select group of testers the first "preview" of its...
[July 14, 2000, 9:04]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog They have mighty mountains like Whistler or Blackcomb: we have Snatch House, Bummers Hill and Dicken-Dyke. Tuesday 30/10/2001 Let nobody think we're computer fixated here at ZDNet. We have many outside interests and hobbies, and care deeply about...
[November 2, 2001, 15:45]
WinFS Slips Out Of Windows Server Schedule
News Instead, WinFS may not debut in the operating system until the next decade, when the version of Windows beyond Longhorn, code-named Blackcomb, is slated to ship. Microsoft's long-awaited new Windows file system is still a work in progress.
[December 13, 2004, 8:30]
Microsoft Scales Back Longhorn For 2006 Launch
News Microsoft plans to cut features from Longhorn and roll them into a future release of Windows, code-named Blackcomb, Jim Allchin, vice president of Microsoft's platform group, told CNET News.com last month.
[April 12, 2004, 10:35]
