Comments on: Longhorn at WinHEC http://blog.kareldonk.com/longhorn-at-winhec/ Software Engineer, Designer and Photographer in Suriname Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:10:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karel Donk » Archive » Windows Vista a Disappointment http://blog.kareldonk.com/longhorn-at-winhec/#comment-1311 Karel Donk » Archive » Windows Vista a Disappointment Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:31:46 +0000 http://blog.kareldonk.com/?p=20#comment-1311 [...] To be honest, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 is good enough to last 2 more years as it is now. Maybe longer. It’s good enough to be able to compete with Mac OS and Linux on the desktop for 2 more years with minor updates. There was no need to rush Windows Vista out so soon, apart from pressure from businesses who signed up for Software Assurance. The fact that Microsoft did release Windows Vista the way they did will have more negative impact on them than positive ones. Even on those same businesses who were crying out for Vista to be released soon, because they are the same ones who will now refuse to implement it because of the quality and incompatibility issues. Like I wrote before, I wish Microsoft had taken the time to truly make Vista the OS that they promised us: I am however disappointed in the fact that they keep pulling great features out of Longhorn. WinFS is one of them, and other smaller things like the sidebar have also disappeared. And it seems certain features that do stay will be much simpler compared to what was originally planned. If it was my decision, I would have taken as much time as is needed to get everything out the way it was planned starting in 2003. Microsoft should just push the release date for Longhorn to 2007 or early 2008 if this is what is needed. I believe Windows XP has enough potential to carry on until that time with another service pack. Windows XP SP3 could have IE 7, .NET Framework 2.0, the latest version of Media Player and other software updates. Microsoft could even add some new themes to refresh the UI. [...] [...] To be honest, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 is good enough to last 2 more years as it is now. Maybe longer. It’s good enough to be able to compete with Mac OS and Linux on the desktop for 2 more years with minor updates. There was no need to rush Windows Vista out so soon, apart from pressure from businesses who signed up for Software Assurance. The fact that Microsoft did release Windows Vista the way they did will have more negative impact on them than positive ones. Even on those same businesses who were crying out for Vista to be released soon, because they are the same ones who will now refuse to implement it because of the quality and incompatibility issues. Like I wrote before, I wish Microsoft had taken the time to truly make Vista the OS that they promised us: I am however disappointed in the fact that they keep pulling great features out of Longhorn. WinFS is one of them, and other smaller things like the sidebar have also disappeared. And it seems certain features that do stay will be much simpler compared to what was originally planned. If it was my decision, I would have taken as much time as is needed to get everything out the way it was planned starting in 2003. Microsoft should just push the release date for Longhorn to 2007 or early 2008 if this is what is needed. I believe Windows XP has enough potential to carry on until that time with another service pack. Windows XP SP3 could have IE 7, .NET Framework 2.0, the latest version of Media Player and other software updates. Microsoft could even add some new themes to refresh the UI. [...]

]]> By: Siyavash http://blog.kareldonk.com/longhorn-at-winhec/#comment-10 Siyavash Mon, 02 May 2005 22:00:52 +0000 http://blog.kareldonk.com/?p=20#comment-10 "I doubt Linux will be at a point to rival Windows XP. And even if it does get there at that time, Microsoft will release the full force of Longhorn upon the world, and compared to that, Linux will be back to Windows 95 (Windows 3.11?) levels of functionality compared to Windows XP today."... ...mohahhahaa.... I love that one. Linux is junk. :mrgreen: :shock::shock::shock: “I doubt Linux will be at a point to rival Windows XP. And even if it does get there at that time, Microsoft will release the full force of Longhorn upon the world, and compared to that, Linux will be back to Windows 95 (Windows 3.11?) levels of functionality compared to Windows XP today.”…

…mohahhahaa…. I love that one. Linux is junk. :mrgreen:

:shock: :shock::shock:

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