Windows Archive

Bill Gates: ‘Longhorn is Going to be Late’

Bill Gates yesterday confirmed that there is no official release date yet for the next version of Windows, named Longhorn. "Longhorn could be 2005 or 2006," Gates told a small group of journalists yesterday at the TechNet/MSDN seminar in The Hague. "This release is going to be driven by technology, not by a release date. Which probably means it is going to be late." In the meantime, tThe second Windows XP service pack will include a number of changes designed to allay security fears.

Windows Small Business Server Priced To Beat Linux

Microsoft's long-awaited launch of its Windows 2003-based Small Business Server next week is designed to cut Linux off at the knees in its SMB territory, according to company executives. On Oct. 9, the Redmond, Wash.-based company is scheduled to release two editions of Windows SBS 2003--a low-cost entry-level version and a premium edition that includes, for the first time, BizTalk Partner Edition, executives told CRN Wednesday, roughly a week before its annual partner show, Microsoft Momentum, kicks off. News.com also has a related article.

Windows Server Reference Guide & UI Changes; XP’s System Restore

InformIT's new Windows Server Reference Guide debuts this week, and to lead you through the mysteries is Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. This week he talks about a little concept called presence. This sample chapter touches on some of the new interface changes and features in Windows Server 2003. It isn't a backup program. It isn't an OS re-install. But the System Restore built into Windows XP can save you from a world of hurt.

OneStat: Microsoft’s Windows Dominates the OS Market on the Web

OneStat.com today reported that Microsoft's Windows dominates the operating system market with a global usage share of more than 97 percent. The leading operating system on the web is Microsoft's Windows XP with a global usage share of 38.48 percent. Microsoft's Windows 98 has a global usage share of 22.56 percent and is the second most popular OS on the web. The global usage share of Apple's Macintosh operating system is 1.49 percent and the global usage share of Linux is 0.51% (that's double since last year's 0.26%) on the web. Google also has some stats on the same subject.