Linked by Anthony Barboza on Mon 2nd May 2005 06:30 UTC
Windows So, with WinHEC coming to a close, the biggest talk was of course the newest release of Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Codename Longhorn, now at build 5048. With nearly one year since the previous release (build 4074) build 5048 sports some new features and lacks some others. Recently, the talk was centered around the lack of WinFS, the new futuristic Windows File system. However, we'll get to all that a little later.
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Microsoft's loss is Linux' gain
by Robert Lerner on Mon 2nd May 2005 09:43 UTC

The more Longhorn gets delayed and disppoints everyone the more people are switching to Linux. About anyone I know who is not a die-hard Mac fan is looking into Linux lately. Linux seems to offer many of the features Longhorn was supposed to have such as a choice of window managers, themes, and customization options. I started playing around with it myself and have to admit that so far I really like what I see and now I can understand what the big hubbub is all about.