'Longhorn' rollout slips

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited September 2003 in Science & Tech
Microsoft has once again decided to alter the schedule for the release of Longhorn, the software giants next major version of Windows. Originally set for a 2004 release, then a 2005, the software company has never been exactly forth coming about its plans for the new OS, and now executives at Microsoft are declining to comment at all on when we can expect the software to ship.
"We do not yet know the time frame for Longhorn, but it will involve a lot of innovative and exciting work," said Gates
Some Microsoft partners and customers said that they would welcome Longhorn delays and that there needs to be more time between major releases to allow Microsoft proper engineering time.

The full report:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1235053,00.asp

Comments

  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    Maybe M$ will actually fix thier software before release since Bill got ragged on by the blaster worm
  • AranyicAranyic Casstown, OH Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    Yeah maybe they can get it so that no matter what your computer either:

    A. Phones home at X time if it's on
    -or-
    B. Checks for updates every time you start it

    Considering the patch for it was out over a month the problem is people just don't update. So you have to update for them.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited August 2003
    The only way to fix that would be to have more educated users.

    I'd be rather annoyed if the OS installed every/any patch it wanted.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    TheSmJ said
    The only way to fix that would be to have more educated users.

    I'd be rather annoyed if the OS installed every/any patch it wanted.

    Well, the only way to fix that problem is to make the patches work properly when installed and not cause a bigger issue. Heh.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    the only problem is I truthfully on my sucky 56k connection want to HAVE to dl every patch. they should make it DL the patches for stability and loop holes like port 35
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    eWeek said 2006, and samples to their core bunch of Beta Testers by year end.

    Possible WRENCHES IN WORKS:

    Eolas Corp won their suit claiming that they owned the plugin code Microsoft uses in Internet Explorer 6.0, and Microsoft has settled the suit with a $521 Million USD payout to Eolas and a promise to revise its Internet Explorer. This might also be why they are integrating a browser function into Longhorn for the desktop versions, and it will be a rewritten one.

    Current XP code is under scrutiny by more than 12 governments that I know of, and I think part of the code of Longhorn is going incorporate fixes for what is found.

    Microsoft is talking about working on a whole new file system in small chunks of isolated info at this point. Hopefully they will implement more user versus admin security also. This one is not just rumour, but details are very sketchy so far. When Beta Samples are out we will hear more and more of general details about this one.

    Security for Microsoft:

    They had to regroup some at HQ to secure their own boxes just before and during Blaster, they are using Akamai.net technology and that is based on Linux. This is for border security boxes-- I have seen this written up several places, including eWeek.

    My guess is they are possibly using the technology to feed between Unix<-> Windows servers that they have been working on. Guess is if WindowsUpdate is faster, it is aided by Akamai code or hooked to a protected server cluster. This lets them block and log behaviors of things that try to play user but are code themselves better, and rule block many viruses with hardened front end boxes.
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