Microsoft preps XP push, mulls Longhorn 'priorities'

No_Style · Aug 26, 2004, 05:45 PM

With a long-awaited security update to Windows XP now complete, Microsoft is preparing a holiday season push for the 3-year-old operating system--and is set to revisit ambitious plans for the next major revision, News.com has learned.

That revision, code-named Longhorn, one of the most difficult and complicated in the company's history, has fallen further behind this year, as Microsoft shifted developers from the project and onto Windows XP Service Pack 2, which took longer than expected. Now the company faces the task of getting Longhorn under control and making XP seem fresh during a longer-than-usual wait between operating system updates.

"SP2 was a major milestone for the Windows development team," the company said in a statement Wednesday to CNET News.com. "Now that it has been released, it is a natural time to revisit Longhorn priorities."

With SP2 shipped and Longhorn still in development, Microsoft faces three major challenges: how to market XP this holiday season, what to do in the years before the next major operating system release, and what changes to make to Longhorn, if any, to ensure a timely update.
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No_Style · Aug 26, 2004, 05:47 PM

I hope they get that OS out by 2006. I'm planning on my big system upgrade then.

Monkeyboy · Aug 27, 2004, 12:34 PM

Lets face it - we're ALL gonna need a major upgrade to run THAT monster.

No matter what you've got now, Microsoft ensures that every new release of Windows needs faster processors, more memory and more hard disk space than the last.

Personally, I think they should ditch the Windows name, it's way overdue for an update. Still, what will they call it? Microsoft XPerience 2006?

MSX · Aug 27, 2004, 09:37 PM

No, it would have to have as many buzz consinants in one word like: MS-XPsX eXcell alpha XPXPXP 2006

Sound good?

Funny as the first people to mutalate the word extra for buzz makes water guns.

Resistor · Aug 28, 2004, 12:34 AM

With this sort of hype, this will really cost us a fortune...

Monkeyboy · Aug 28, 2004, 10:45 AM

Hey MSX - let's not do their marketing for them

Aug 26, 2004, 05:45 PM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Microsoft preps XP push, mulls Longhorn 'priorities' With a long-awaited security update to Windows XP now complete, Microsoft is preparing a holiday season push for the 3-year-old operating system--and is set to revisit ambitious plans for the next major revision, News.com has learned. That revision, code-named Longhorn, one of the most difficult and complicated in the company's history, has fallen further behind this year, as Microsoft shifted developers from the project and onto Windows XP Service Pack 2, which took longer than expected. Now the company faces the task of getting Longhorn under control and making XP seem fresh during a longer-than-usual wait between operating system updates. "SP2 was a major milestone for the Windows development team," the company said in a statement Wednesday to CNET News.com. "Now that it has been released, it is a natural time to revisit Longhorn priorities." With SP2 shipped and Longhorn still in development, Microsoft faces three major challenges: how to market XP this holiday season, what to do in the years before the next major operating system release, and what changes to make to Longhorn, if any, to ensure a timely update. _______________ Read More/Source: C\|Net Tech News __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Aug 26, 2004, 05:47 PM	Thread Starter #2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	I hope they get that OS out by 2006. I'm planning on my big system upgrade then. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Aug 27, 2004, 12:34 PM	#3
Monkeyboy DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Vista: the woe starts now! Posts: 113 Rep Power: 0	Lets face it - we're ALL gonna need a major upgrade to run THAT monster. No matter what you've got now, Microsoft ensures that every new release of Windows needs faster processors, more memory and more hard disk space than the last. Personally, I think they should ditch the Windows name, it's way overdue for an update. Still, what will they call it? Microsoft XPerience 2006?

Aug 27, 2004, 09:37 PM	#4
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	No, it would have to have as many buzz consinants in one word like: MS-XPsX eXcell alpha XPXPXP 2006 Sound good? Funny as the first people to mutalate the word extra for buzz makes water guns.

Aug 28, 2004, 12:34 AM	#5
Resistor Get it Going.. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brisbane ..Oz Posts: 750 Rep Power: 0	With this sort of hype, this will really cost us a fortune...

Aug 28, 2004, 10:45 AM	#6
Monkeyboy DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Vista: the woe starts now! Posts: 113 Rep Power: 0	Hey MSX - let's not do their marketing for them