Longhorn in 2006

worm eater writes "Microsoft Watch reports that Microsoft officials are now aiming for a 2006 release date for Longhorn, the follow up to Windows XP. Microsoft has been hyping aspects of this OS to its partners since 2001. I'm beginning to wonder if the industry will be in a far different place than Microsoft envisions 3 years down the line."

Screenshots

[jdh-22]

The screenshots of the latest build of Longhorn can be found here [winsupersite.com].

Enjoy!

Re:Panther '03 or Longhorn '06?

[Rand310]

Revisions used to be each first digit (OS 6, OS 7, 8, 9 etc..) but now Apple's hooked on the X theme... so revisions are X.0, X.1, X.2 and X.3 (Panther) (X=10)

The service packs are the 3rd digit (10.2.1 -> 10.2.8 currently) which update small features, drivers, and bug fixes.

In addition to the OS updates (10.2.6-10.2.8) there are security fixes based on the date of release, so that when the new SSH exploit is found, within the next few days there is a "Security Update."

So all in all, Apple has a FAR faster and aware OS release schedule.