Sourabh
15-04-2005, 02:19 PM
An early peek at Longhorn
After months of keeping its prized cow in the barn, Microsoft is beginning to let Longhorn out of the corral for public viewing.
Beginning with brief demonstrations to reporters this week, the software maker is starting to shed light on just what the next version of Windows will offer when it hits the market next year. High on the list of features are security enhancements, improved desktop searching and organizing, and better methods for laptops to roam from one network to another.
"This is going to be a big deal," Jim Allchin, Microsoft group vice president, told CNET News.com on Thursday. While he acknowledged that Microsoft is unlikely to get throngs of people to show up outside retail stores on launch day as happened with Windows 95, he did say the company expects Longhorn to drive PC sales. "This product has something for everybody."
Source: ZDnet (http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5671586.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed)
After months of keeping its prized cow in the barn, Microsoft is beginning to let Longhorn out of the corral for public viewing.
Beginning with brief demonstrations to reporters this week, the software maker is starting to shed light on just what the next version of Windows will offer when it hits the market next year. High on the list of features are security enhancements, improved desktop searching and organizing, and better methods for laptops to roam from one network to another.
"This is going to be a big deal," Jim Allchin, Microsoft group vice president, told CNET News.com on Thursday. While he acknowledged that Microsoft is unlikely to get throngs of people to show up outside retail stores on launch day as happened with Windows 95, he did say the company expects Longhorn to drive PC sales. "This product has something for everybody."
Source: ZDnet (http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5671586.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed)