Microsoft Must Steer 'Longhorn' in New Direction

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Even developers who are 100 percent committed to the Microsoft platform are complaining that its inherent weaknesses are killing them.

There's a love-in coming to California next week, but it won't be grooving along in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. Instead, it'll be headquartered in a boxy convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The event will be Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference, where thousands of programmers who create Windows applications and drivers will schmooze, share tips and learn what changes the software company is planning for its next major Windows operating system release. That, of course, will be "Longhorn," which will ship sometime in 2005 or 2006.

Attendees are expecting to receive a CD-ROM containing an early, prebeta release of the graphical operating system, plus previews of new SQL Server and Visual Studio technology and other stuff. But love is a complex emotion, and there are signs that the ties that bind Microsoft and its developer community are undergoing strain. Even developers who are 100 percent committed to the Microsoft platform are complaining that its inherent weaknesses are killing them—and the enterprises that use the applications the developers create.

News source: eWeek

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(8 replies) #1 Daffy_Duck on 24 Oct 2003 - 17:53

I want a apple powerbook.

#1.1 Jason on 24 Oct 2003 - 17:56

Go and buy one then, why do you think we care what you want ?

#1.2 primortal on 24 Oct 2003 - 18:33

whats an apple powerbook got to due with longhorn

#1.3 rocks1985 on 24 Oct 2003 - 19:06

everything my friend... everything...

#1.4 macboi on 24 Oct 2003 - 19:22

Good grief, I've heard of being an Apple Fanboy, but this is rediculious...
This post is just begging for flamage.

#1.5 Daffy_Duck on 24 Oct 2003 - 21:00

You guys didn't understand my point which is understandable since it wasn't very direct. I am a typical Windows user...always have been but Apple has actually made me wonder if what they have might be better. After reading about how awesome the Ipod is (I don't have one) and how cool OS X is and how it's built on linux and then using Itunes on Windows and seeing how cool it is, it seems they have some really great stuff to offer. If MS doesn't get their act together and make Longhorn an awesome OS I bet others will come to the same conclusion. Actually I have never owned a Mac. First computer was an IBM PC XT with 2 floppies and no hard drive. Current computer assembled by myself with Asus MB & AMD processor in Thermaltake aluminum case.

Gotta go!

#1.6 DsnBehind on 24 Oct 2003 - 21:27

QUOTE (#1.5)

how cool OS X is and how it's built on linux

You mean Unix...

#1.7 kuroneko on 25 Oct 2003 - 03:17

FreeBSD

#1.8 Daffy_Duck on 26 Oct 2003 - 17:46

Right. FreeBSD which is closer to linux than Unix.

(7 replies) #2 naap51stang on 24 Oct 2003 - 17:59

"Attendees are expecting to receive a CD-ROM containing an early, prebeta release of the graphical operating system, plus previews of new SQL Server and Visual Studio technology and other stuff."

Gee, I wonder how long it will take for this to make its way to the internet? LOL

#2.1 Harsesis on 24 Oct 2003 - 18:03

Prolly being packed as we speak

#2.2 Jason on 24 Oct 2003 - 18:09

Don't worry about pirating the build. Microsoft will make it available online to one and all in November for a small fee, I'm told, and ship it to Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Universal customers in December

http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/40618/40618.html

#2.3 primortal on 24 Oct 2003 - 18:33

I heard it was a DVD-rom not a cd-rom

#2.4 primortal on 24 Oct 2003 - 19:00

did you not read this line "Microsoft will make it available online to one and all in November for a small fee"?

(hmmmm, some deleted a comment)

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#2.5 malebolgia on 24 Oct 2003 - 19:25

#2.6 Jason on 24 Oct 2003 - 19:41

and a small fee so what, yo uhave to pay for the CD and delivery, no big deal.

#2.7 markjensen on 25 Oct 2003 - 00:34

QUOTE (#2.3)

It would make sense, as most Linux distros are multi-CDROM. Of course you do get a hell of a lot more out of a Linux distro!

But, I think that they will release on CD-ROM. Just like thier installs defaulted to lower VGA resolutions and only 256 color for a LONG time to maintain maximum compatability....

#3 SidVicious on 24 Oct 2003 - 18:18

Any word when beta nominations will begin?

#4 Skyfrog on 25 Oct 2003 - 00:53

Nice pun in the headline by the way.

(4 replies) #5 Fozzieb on 25 Oct 2003 - 01:21

I love apple, but the whole thing with microsoft was the fact that every year they had a new os, now that they are taking there time over the next one and apple have started chucking them out people are moaning at microsoft for taking there time.

why cant we all just get along, if you hate microsoft DON'T BLODY USE A PC

#5.1 kuroneko on 25 Oct 2003 - 03:19

QUOTE (#5.0)

the whole thing with microsoft was the fact that every year they had a new os....

Actually they've been criticized for not having one every year

#5.2 JaggedFlame on 25 Oct 2003 - 04:31

They've been criticized way more for releasing a new OS every two years and "forcing" people to upgrade.

#5.3 eangulus on 25 Oct 2003 - 10:09

If you are complaining that Microsoft was releasing an OS every year, then how can you like Apple?

They have released 4 Major Updates (including the initial OSX release) in UNDER 4 years.

#5.4 aent on 25 Oct 2003 - 18:08

What kind of comment is that?
If you don't like microsoft, feel free to use a PC, just don't use microsoft products on it, I use Linux without any microsoft products and it runs better then it ever did when it ran windows on it...
I still recommend PCs to people, but I don't recommend using microsoft products on one as it just degrades performance...

#6 Fozzieb on 25 Oct 2003 - 11:20

i was no complaining about anyone, i was just saying first microsoft released evey other year now apple are releasing every 6 months, no one complained about apple but they did about microsoft,

enough is enough, if it was not for microsoft and apple we would all be stuck in the dark ages

(2 replies) #7 donachello on 25 Oct 2003 - 12:26

It was only the other week when Microsoft announced development on further OS be put on hold and now we have them then they announce Longhorn is back on track again...

So was this a ploy to get people talking and Longhorn and all saying no no no.... they can not put this on hold and then announce it's back on track again.... MS you are the man when it comes to scare mongering....

#7.1 JaggedFlame on 25 Oct 2003 - 16:06

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Microsoft announced development on further OS be put on hold

Uh... when??

#7.2 donachello on 28 Oct 2003 - 16:35

Oh sorry been a little busy... I beleive it was on NTFS.org I beleive not sure mind but there was an article about Microsoft had decided to put all furure developments on hold including Longhorn which meant the release date for Project Longhorn was put on hold...

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