An In-Depth Look At Microsoft’s Longhorn OS

ExtremeTech has a very detailed in-depth look at Microsoft's next operating system, code-named Longhorn.

Quote from the article at ExtremeTech:

“At that point in time, the OS still seemed like a collection of disparate parts. The WinFS file system felt like it was added in as an afterthought. Also missing in action was the intriguing 3D user interface, dubbed “Aero,” which is built on Microsoft’s Avalon API framework.

The new 4072 build released at WinHEC appeared a bit more coherent, though it still feels like a collection of parts more than a coherent whole. Still, the parts now seem to fit together better. WinFS seems to be more integrated. But the real gem lay deep inside. “

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