Microsoft confirmed that it will deliver the beta 1 version of Longhorn Server on August 3, along with the beta 1 release Internet Explorer 7. They'll be available along with the beta 1 version of Windows Vista, the next-generation Windows formerly known as Longhorn, which Microsoft announced friday morning.
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Right. That's worth pointing out again - beta is mainly for IT pros and developers, it won't include a lot of stuff that will appear in later betas. It's almost like that HEC build.
btw, I think I read somewhere that Microsoft won't show Aero until as late as RC1. Don't know if this still holds true.
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The problem Microsoft faces is their commitment to backwards-compatibility. I'm sure that if they fixed their flaws, Vista would be too different to be compatible with other versions. I suspect we'll be seeing some additional hackish security layers that will be broken in no time.
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No. For MS, mainly the core infrastructure components are complete for the Beta 1 stage (kernel, driver model, APIs, etc.), but higher level features and applications may be added later. Beta 2 is usually the cutoff point for new features, though some product schedules may contain more than 2 Beta milestones. IIRC, the final UI can be added as late as the first Release Candidate build, and there may also be tweaks to default settings and other things based on further feedback received during this period.
After several RCs, with all internal tests passed and a lack of "show stopper" issues being reported, the final RC transitions to the Release To Manufacturing build.
Along with the major milestone releases are several interim releases that usually only go to the private beta testers. The transition from each stage is based on internal quality metrics and external feedback. There may be some features planned for and built against internal builds that don't make it into the current milestone or release.
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The new version of Windows will ship with some glitzy desktop features, and a massive media campaign with rock stars. Dell and the other PC vendors will be eagerly on board, talking up how wonderful it is. A year or two later, Microsoft will get around to shipping a feature-complete product, the one they had planned to ship the first time. That'll be called "Service Pack 1". Then come the service packs responding to all the security and robustness problems.
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MS has a BIG problem. First, I just had dinner with just a regular computer user and he asked, "So, what is this longhorn all about anyway? What I have works just fine...I don't see a need for that.."
Is Longhorn going to be basically WinXP with a pretty face? What are the REAL advantages to the end user for this upgrade?
What is COMPELLING about this Longhorn release without the WinFS and whatever else they decided to remove, at least initially? Will Longhorn actually do something more and different than WinXP does now?
These questions haven't been answered adequately by either the Top Brass at MS or the marketing department.
In the mean-time, they have to push WinXP with a new Advertising campaign. You aren't going to sell Longhorn to the people who just bought WinXP within a year.
This is a nightmare for them...and I see the kingdom eroding around the edges.
Just my opinion....
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Partial list at http://www.activewin.com/longhorn/thestateoflonghorn.shtml
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