Linked by Anthony Barboza on Mon 2nd May 2005 06:30 UTC
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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"MS announce winFS, suddenly there is spotlight.
MS announce new vector/3D based GUI..well apple scramble with quartz express."
It really seems someone here is so young or so uninformed not only to know what NextSTEP and Display-poscript were, but to have missed MacOSX evolution alltogether. As for WinFS, well, I really hope Msoft guys are say no when they mean yes, taking almost everybody by surprise. Otherwise, I'm afraid Spotlight ends up being much more powerful than search services aviable and planned for windows (due to the metadata thing in the filesystem, there's a nice Arstechnica review on the subject).
"but apple only copy the skin though. Longhorn will deliver all the meat."
If you say so.... I still have to realize where the meat is in longhorn. The more I see of it, the more I'm failing to understand why should I update my Xp boxes.
Still, I can't indulge on the general optimism shared among you guys. Longhorn probably will suck just as Windows XP, but the fact remains, we're living in under a monopoly, I have apps that I need and that run only on Windows XP (native, sigh) and I won't swith to Linux nor MacOSX (which I have but can't use for work) since these apps are ported. Probably I won't upgrade to Longhorn, but I won't switch either. And unluckly for the computer industry, there's tons of guys like me. Frustrated, but without other possibilities.
Talking of frustration: what about the marvellous Microsoft new ad campaign? "It just works". sheesh... I dunno you guys, but in italian the translation looks like "It works, what would you expect more?" ...