Longhorn....YES or NO

Looking forward to Longhorn???

  • Yes, bring on the release date.

    Votes: 26 65.0%

  • Nah, I'll stick with 2k/XP

    Votes: 9 22.5%

  • Dont care.....

    Votes: 5 12.5%
  • Total voters
    40
I can't wait for it. I hope they make it 64bit only, and I'll have to get a new system. Time for the world to move on.
 
I hope that it has a 64-bit mode/version, not that it's exclusive to 64-bit, that way I can run it on my K7 system, and on a newer K8 system that I've yet to build. The last I heard, they had a lot of really cool stuff planned for Longhorn, but they were cutting out a decent chunk of it in order to release it on the planned release date. I personally am really looking forward to Longhorn, but I want it to have a lot of optional features (so I can deactivate the ones I don't use), and I really wish they'd spend more time, and do it right, rather than cutting corners to get it out on time. They don't really have competition...what's the rush?
 
I agree, i think MS should stop worrying about release dates and just get it done properly. I have the ALPHA version of longhorn on DVD and it kicks some ass severely. It's pretty damn amazing, so imagine what the finished OS is going to be like.
 
I think MS should stop worrying about release dates and just get it done properly.
Click to expand...
Microsoft always stall the release of their products until Intel are ready with something of their own, so even when it's good and ready it may take a while longer.
 
I'd like for Microsoft to take their time. They should not have billions of lines of confusing spaghetti code. Longhorn should be an OS that has auto-recovery from crashes (and attempts to help every other computer problem). I hope that MS realizes that from 2006 to 2008, most people will still be using older operating systems and hardware.

Why build Longhorn?? Why not keep fixing Windows 2000, XP and XP 64 ?

MS, you dropped updates and support for Windows 98. Bad for businesses (small and medium) who use it.

I hope they get it right this time.

I bet that when Longhorn finally comes out and first crashes on people's machines, MS's reputation may get much, much worse.
 
Last edited:
Anyone got any views on the new files system. In my experience using it it doesnt do anything majorly different to NTFS, it's called WinFS by the way. It's supposed to index faster and be tailored for faster Hard Drives.

I'm hosting a image of the longhorn layout/desktop if you wanna have a peek:

http://www.simplytrue.co.uk/desktop1.jpg
 
Another thing I'm hoping they'll do is allow you to customize it to the point of where you don't have to use the silly, "cartoonistic" look. It gets really irritating, and that's actually one of the main reasons I still use 98se.
 
Even though i think Longhorn will be pretty cool, i wouldnt get it for at least a year. Party because i want them to get all the bugs worked out, and then theres the compatability issue with drivers and older games and apps. Im actually very happy with XP Pro right now, and when it first comes out, it will be a few hundred dollars, so i can wait.
 
All microsoft is garbage

I am not waiting for longhorn because it is going to have more glitches than xp does. This is because microsoft just adds on to there old operating systems, you can find parts of win 3.1 in XP.
 
dragon2309 said:
I agree, i think MS should stop worrying about release dates and just get it done properly. I have the ALPHA version of longhorn on DVD and it kicks some ass severely. It's pretty damn amazing, so imagine what the finished OS is going to be like.
Click to expand...

WOAH!!! Where, did you get this alpha version, maybe old new's to some, but I have yet to hear that they have released pre-release versions...
 
They released the first ever copies of longhorn to MS employees for development reasons. No im not an MS emoplyee but i know someone who is......??!!!???!!!!!??
 
elmarcorulz said:
you do realise you can change xp back to classic view?
Click to expand...
My brother has his set to classic view, but those irritating cartoonie buttons still remain (back, forwards, up, cut, copy, etc.). There are also other reasons. I don't have net acces on my PC, so I'd not be able to replace a lot of the utilities and programs that I have the 9x/me version of, and I'd not be able to download updates and the sort. When we finally get a broadband line in the house, and I get the net on my comp, I'll probably switch.
 
Me Too

I'm so eargerly awaiting the release of longhorn, but their is still going to be alot of compatibility issues with hardware and software so i guess it can wait a little longer. Not to be off topic but I like what I see in build 5048 I'm also gonna post few pics on my space incase any of you wanna check it out. I'll post the link later.
 
Are you sure

joezamboni said:
I am not waiting for longhorn because it is going to have more glitches than xp does. This is because microsoft just adds on to there old operating systems, you can find parts of win 3.1 in XP.
Click to expand...

Are you sure this is the case I think they rebuild everything from the ground up thats why I've been waiting for longhorn for so long.
 
dragon2309 said:
They released the first ever copies of longhorn to MS employees for development reasons. No im not an MS emoplyee but i know someone who is......??!!!???!!!!!??
Click to expand...
Do you have any pics or are you not allowed to release that kinda information? I'm not trying to sound sarcastic I just wanna know oh and do you have the build number
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top