Microsoft to cut some Longhorn features

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Microsoft Details More Longhorn Features

Microsoft Details More Longhorn Features 04/15/2005 03:16 PM
As Microsoft approaches a major milestone in the development of Longhorn, company executives are talking more about the features of the Windows XP successor, which they say will be easier to use, more secure, and less costly to manage than earlier versions of Windows. Microsoft unveiled the Longhorn operating system in late 2003 at a conference for developers but then reigned in its ambitions for the operating system last year, aiming to make possible a release in late 2006.

To meet that shipment date, Microsoft clipped some of Longhorn's key features, most notably the unified storage system called WinFS that Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates had called the "Holy Grail." Now, after several months of relative silence on the Longhorn front, Microsoft executives have once again started to talk up the operating system's features.

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Microsoft more open about Longhorn
features

Microsoft more open about Longhorn
features 04/15/2005 07:12 AM
As Microsoft approaches a major milestone in the development of Longhorn, company executives are talking more about the features of the Windows XP successor, which they say will be easier to use, more secure, and less costly to manage than earlier versions of Windows.

Microsoft cuts Longhorn features to met
2006 delivery date

Microsoft cuts Longhorn features to met
2006 delivery date 08/31/2004 06:23 AM
Computer Weekly Aug 31 2004 11:12AM GMT

10 features that Longhorn needs

10 features that Longhorn needs 04/06/2005 03:11 PM
Also: State requiring ignition locks for DWI. [News.com Extra]

Will Longhorn Be Short On Features?

Will Longhorn Be Short On Features? 03/19/2005 02:29 AM

Microsoft's much anticipated and frequently postponed OS may ultimately lack compelling reasons for customers to upgrade. By Ed Scannell, InfoWorld

No Windows XP SE as Longhorn jettisons
features

No Windows XP SE as Longhorn jettisons
features 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Just get this steer out of the door

Intel expects Longhorn OS to support
virtualisation features

Intel expects Longhorn OS to support
virtualisation features 09/21/2004 09:08 PM
Computer Weekly Sep 22 2004 1:08AM GMT

Ten things that Microsoft and TiVo must
each do to win the living room -
Features - features.engadget.com

Ten things that Microsoft and TiVo must
each do to win the living room -
Features - features.engadget.com 08/12/2004 01:20 PM
Excellent article at Engadget yesterday by guest commentator Thomas Hawk .. Ten things that Microsoft and TiVo must each do to win the living room

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Microsoft guts Longhorn

Microsoft guts Longhorn 08/30/2004 08:39 AM
SLEEPING SOFTWARE giant Microsoft has decided to release Longhorn in 2006, earlier than planned. However, because it is coming out earlier, Longhorn will be trimmed of some of the more innovative stuff that has been seen in earlier builds.

Microsoft Strips Longhorn

Microsoft Strips Longhorn 08/30/2004 06:52 AM

I just don't get it. Microsoft is what the richest company in America yet they can't get key features into a product in time. The employ what 10,000 people over there in Redmond. Geez all I can say is thank goodness Windows XP is performing the way it is because I remember when they released that abortion of a operating system called Windows ME. I wonder if Longhorn will end up being like ME. [Dan Gillmor]

Microsoft gives more Longhorn details

Microsoft gives more Longhorn details 04/16/2005 02:44 AM
TechSpot Apr 16 2005 7:29AM GMT

Microsoft corrals changes for Longhorn

Microsoft corrals changes for Longhorn 08/27/2004 02:11 PM
With SP2 out the door, Microsoft turns sights to Longhorn--which won't look quite as expected.

Microsoft in PR Push For Longhorn

Microsoft in PR Push For Longhorn 04/15/2005 08:57 PM
Internet News Apr 16 2005 12:39AM GMT

How Microsoft Is Clipping Longhorn

How Microsoft Is Clipping Longhorn 04/09/2004 03:57 PM
Never in its history has Microsoft (MSFT ) had to wait so long between Windows releases. When Windows XP launched in October, 2001, researcher Gartner Inc. expected the software giant to gin up a new version within two years. But Microsoft's ambitious follow-up to Windows XP, code-named Longhorn, has bogged down in delays. The company rarely discloses timelines for products, lest it miss its targets. But in copies of two e-mail messages obtained by BusinessWeek, Microsoft lays out a roadmap that shows Longhorn debuting in the first six months of 2006.

What's more, the e-mails disclose Microsoft's plans to cut some of the most far-reaching pieces of Longhorn in order to get the product shipped. For instance, Microsoft had planned to overhaul the file system, the way information is stored. The goal had been to change the way files relate to one another, so that users could quickly find documents, e-mail, and photos that have some connection to one another. It would be easy, for example, to locate not just digital photos, but e-mail from people in them. It's an enormous undertaking.

Microsoft Clips Longhorn

Microsoft Clips Longhorn 04/09/2004 04:04 PM

Microsoft: Why Longhorn Matters

Microsoft: Why Longhorn Matters 04/15/2005 09:46 AM
Thanks ski!

Microsoft Says Longhorn to Be HD DVD
Compatible

Microsoft Says Longhorn to Be HD DVD
Compatible 07/26/2004 10:33 AM

Microsoft to ship Longhorn with RSS

Microsoft to ship Longhorn with RSS 06/24/2005 06:55 PM

Microsoft on Friday announced its intention to fully support the RSS Web publishing standard in its next generation version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, along with plans to help application developers more easily create RSS-enabled applications for Windows.

Officials said the company is proposing its own Simple List extensions to RSS that will better allow the technology to support ordered lists of information. Presently, RSS feeds are sent and received as streams of messages with their order being determined only by the time they were sent. Microsoft's extensions are reportedly offering a way to add ordering information so RSS feeds can more intelligently handle, for instance, a Web site's list of best-selling items.

"The RSS [Simple List] extensions we are developing can allow a content publisher to enable a Web site to publish feeds that represent ordered lists of items. We will make these extensions widely available to developers through the Creative Commons [license]," said Megan Kidd, a group product manager on the Windows team.

Microsoft has already done some "baseline work at the platform level" that supports a range of basic functions that are contained in all applications that support RSS, which should help lighten their overall development effort.

"RSS feeds now come through Weblogs but it will go way beyond that. For instance, if you are at a conference and go to that Web site, subscribe to a feed that has all the conference information, you can have an RSS feed right into your calendar application like Outlook that will automatically update you on all changes being made at the conference like keynotes and sessions," Kidd said.

Some industry observers were encouraged not only by Microsoft's endorsement of the technology, but also because the software giant appears uninterested in dominating the technology and is being proactive in trying to help create commercial opportunities for other application developers.

"When Microsoft would talk about embracing and extending a technology, many would interpret that as engulfing and devouring. In this case, they seem to be really going out of their way to talk about extending but not co-opting this technology. The fact they are releasing this under the Creative Commons License, the same license that RSS is released under, is a pretty big deal in and of itself," said Michael Gartenberg, a vice president and research director at Jupiter Research.

Another upside for Microsoft, according to Gartenberg and others, is that the inclusion of RSS in Longhorn, along with the commitment to help ISVs create compatible applications, is that it builds more interest around Longhorn among developers and users, something the upcoming product needs.

"This should get developers a little more pumped up over Longhorn," Gartenberg said.

The downside about the move however, is that many smaller developers with RSS technologies will have the added pressure of having to be more innovative with their applications in order to stay ahead of much larger developers as RSS-based products become more of a commodity.

Asked about Microsoft's plans to incorporate RSS support into its upcoming Office 12 suite of desktop applications, Kidd said, "you can expect to see some functionality with Outlook," but that the company has yet to formulate any specific plans.

Microsoft will also make it easier for users to discover feeds within their browsers by illuminating icons that allow them to easily see what RSS feeds are available to them at any given moment. The company will also allow users to view the feed live from within the browser, which Kidd said is not available today.

"They will be able to actually see the feed, pick the one they want to subscribe to. We want to make it a one click experience," Kidd said.

Microsoft is expected to make the announcement Friday at the Gnomedex conference in Seattle.

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Microsoft Downgrades Longhorn

Microsoft Downgrades Longhorn 04/09/2004 05:24 PM

A Shorter Longhorn for Microsoft

A Shorter Longhorn for Microsoft 08/27/2004 11:03 PM
Business Week Aug 28 2004 3:02AM GMT

Microsoft Bakes RSS into Longhorn

Microsoft Bakes RSS into Longhorn 06/24/2005 07:39 PM
The feature will be integrated into the next version of Windows at the platform level; the company says it is "betting big on RSS."

Microsoft to release Longhorn in '06

Microsoft to release Longhorn in '06 08/28/2004 11:17 AM
Big News Network Aug 28 2004 2:49PM GMT

Leaner Longhorn From Microsoft

Leaner Longhorn From Microsoft 12/30/2004 02:26 PM
Partners first heard whispers about Longhorn, the innovative next-generation of Windows with a completely new kernel, way back in 2002 or earlier. It was supposed to be in beta in 2003. Didn't happen. This year, Microsoft finally 'fessed up about its Longhorn travails, and in the process unveiled some significant technical compromises it would make to get the operating system out the door for its official release date of late 2006 (for the client) and late 2007 (for the server).

The compromise in question is the decision to take Longhorn to market sans its most heralded, new feature, WinFS (Windows File System). WinFS is a unified file system that would sport innovative search capabilities that make retrieving an array of desktop system file types much simpler. Apparently, developing WinFS is anything but simple, however, and certainly not easy enough to do by the first release of Longhorn. To soften the blow, Microsoft has promised to deliver two other key Longhorn components, the Web services/communications subsystem Indigo and the graphics subsystem Avalon, in the first iteration of the OS. In addition to that, Indigo and Avalon will also be released as individual components for use on existing Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 machines. The intent is to let developers and integrators at least get started with some elements of the technology, and it's a decision that many partners have applauded.

Microsoft: May expectations for Longhorn

Microsoft: May expectations for Longhorn 04/14/2004 01:16 PM
Alpha code for WinHEC?

Microsoft Longhorn Details

Microsoft Longhorn Details 04/18/2005 01:56 AM
PC Magazine Apr 18 2005 6:26AM GMT

Microsoft to use Longhorn to secure Web

Microsoft to use Longhorn to secure Web 03/28/2005 11:01 AM
MICROSOFT will tackle the growing fear of identity theft in its upcoming version of Windows, codenamed Longhorn, with a technology it calls ‘info-cards’, the Wall Street Journal reported today. The scheme bears a resemblance to the Passport scheme Microsoft tried reasonably unsuccessfully to introduce to its online services like MSN and Hotmail, as it relies on users being willing to hand over their personal data to 'trusted' companies. Info-cards, said the Journal, will allow users to "selectively disclose information about themselves to businesses or others online". The software will store users’ personal information such as credit-card numbers or phone numbers and allow data to be transferred in an encrypted form "that can be decoded only by trusted Web sites".

Microsoft Longhorn Update

Microsoft Longhorn Update 08/01/2004 12:25 AM
About Aug 1 2004 5:09AM GMT

Tell Microsoft What You Want to See in
Longhorn Server

Tell Microsoft What You Want to See in
Longhorn Server 04/14/2004 09:01 AM
The Microsoft Windows Server team is soliciting feedback on the features users want to see in future versions of Windows Server, including the forthcoming Longhorn Server.

Microsoft Windows Longhorn

Microsoft Windows Longhorn 11/02/2003 09:47 AM

Microsoft and Citrix Add Longhorn to
Pact

Microsoft and Citrix Add Longhorn to
Pact 01/04/2005 11:03 AM
Agreement gives Citrix access to next version of Windows Server software

Gartner attacks Microsoft over Longhorn

Gartner attacks Microsoft over Longhorn 05/24/2004 12:51 PM

Longhorn could be tough sell for
Microsoft

Longhorn could be tough sell for
Microsoft 03/30/2005 07:23 AM
After five years without a major update to Windows, Microsoft will find plenty of willing buyers for Longhorn next year. Or will it?

Microsoft Says Longhorn to Be HD DVD
Compatible (Reuters)

Microsoft Says Longhorn to Be HD DVD
Compatible (Reuters) 07/26/2004 07:35 AM
Reuters - The Japanese unit of Microsoft Corp. said on Monday the company's next-generation operating system, Longhorn, would be compatible with HD DVD, an advanced form of DVD technology.

Reminder: Microsoft Longhorn Newsgroups

Reminder: Microsoft Longhorn Newsgroups 01/04/2004 10:54 PM
Web Access Versions "Ask questions, share information, or exchange ideas with others, including experts from around the globe. Choose a discussion group from the list below. You can then check out interesting posts, answer a question, or post your own questions. To search for a specific topic, type the words you want to search for in the Search box, select the groups you want in the in list, and click Go."

Will Longhorn become a Microsoft Linux
distro?

Will Longhorn become a Microsoft Linux
distro? 01/03/2004 05:55 AM
Linux

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Microsoft backs Itanium with Longhorn

Microsoft backs Itanium with Longhorn 04/11/2005 03:50 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 11 2005 7:50AM GMT

Will Longhorn become a Microsoft Linux
Distro?

Will Longhorn become a Microsoft Linux
Distro? 01/02/2004 12:03 PM
New Year's prediction: Longhorn will never ship, but Microsoft Linux will. Even if I'm wrong, it's clear that software development is headed for a new place, and the end game that most observers saw even five years ago -- that MS would win it all -- doesn't seem as likely on the eve of 2004. That said, Microsoft isn't going to go away, in this author's opinion.

Will Longhorn become a Microsoft Linux
distro?

Will Longhorn become a Microsoft Linux
distro? 01/01/2004 08:01 AM
New Year's prediction: Longhorn will never ship, but Microsoft Linux will. Even if I'm wrong, it's clear that software development is headed for a new place, and the end game that most observers saw even five years ago -- that MS would win it all -- doesn't seem as likely on the eve of 2004. That said, Microsoft isn't going to go away, in this author's opinion.

Microsoft Spinoff Not Waiting for
Longhorn

Microsoft Spinoff Not Waiting for
Longhorn 07/09/2004 09:58 AM
A handful of former Visio execs acknowledged earlier this year that they had decided to form a startup to build Longhorn-based social-networking software and services. On Thursday, The Graw Group announced a round of funding and that it plans to field its first public beta next year. But no mention of any Longhorn plans.
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