Microsoft Reveals Longhorn Details
Michael J. MillerMicrosoft is slowly but surely lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding its next version of the widely used Windows operating oystem, code-named Longhorn.
Recently, I got a firsthand look at Longhorn's new search capabilities, as well as many more details about what end users can expect from the still-in-development OS, courtesy of Jim Allchin, group vice president of Microsoft's Platforms Group. Allchin also revealed that hardware developers at this month's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHec) will be given a release designed for writing device drivers, and that a full beta version with user interface will come out a few months later.
Read more of Michael Miller's impressions in this PC Magazine story: "Microsoft Reveals Longhorn Details"
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