So.. They ripped out the innards and corrected all the security flaws in the OS?
And it is aimed at the corporate user that wants ...Manageability...to enable Microsoft to compete with Linux in the corporate environment. Is that what you're saying? Because if that's the case I'm wondering why they re-did the user interface so it takes up so much more space on the desktop for pretty gradients. And I'm wondering why if they fixed so many bugs and flaws it needs a much faster machine to run it comfortably. And I haven't read any material that suggests how Longhorn is going to be more 'manageable' than Windows XP, unless the fact that they are fixing the bugs which were inherent in the Operating System to begin with. The more I am reading about the Longhorn we are actually going to get, it is so very far removed from what was put forward at the start, the more it seems to me the changes could have been rolled into something called WindowsXP Version 2.0 -Gel -----Original Message----- From: Jochem van Dieten I think a complete rewrite with all unsafe C functions removed at the compiler level is pretty compelling. The only compelling feature that matters is manageability because manageability controls TCO. Longhorn is not about winning the consumer who likes shiny desktops, they already buy Mcrosoft. It is about stopping the Linux desktop in large corporations where the only thing that matters is the workplace/techie ratio. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:135650 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
