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spaghetti code?!?
from what i've heard on a lot of sites, alot of the problem with longhorn isnt just winfs - alot of it is stuff bein rewritten. microsoft are takin out alot of compatibility, because the code makin windows compatible is the same code causin it the problems - u just av 2 look at win9x to see that. Ok, maybe a lot of it is based on Windows XP, but alot of code is still being replaced. And longhorn is pretty good now, or was with the latest build I saw - and that was quite a while ago. Yeah, it was only beta, but it performed quite well - not well enough to replace me current OS yet, but still, well enough to be used. It looks good, and a hell of a lot of tasks have become easier.And they've balanced it too - alot of the wizards can be skipped so you can do it your own way if you know what you're doing. OK, there are some changes I ain't keen on, but I'm sure I'll find something that'll switch bits off, but the point is, generally, it makes your life a hell of a lot easier. Things are getting better as far as I'm concerned - maybe there is outdated code in there, but there is new code being added to make life easier. If you're worried about new code being added to an already tangled web of code, you try running earlier versions of windows, such as WinNT 3, 3.51 or 4? I doubt you could put up with it now you're used to the features and stability that the new operating systems have, even if that isn't all that great - its a damn sight better than what already exists!
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They "streamlined" longhorn because...  bjbrock | 08/30/04
You are right but............  serguti2@... | 08/30/04
They are getting better?  dave95 | 08/30/04
spaghetti code?!?  psychodave | 09/02/04
Eager to see Longhorn released !  Prognosticator | 08/30/04
You must be in MSFT marketing  Chad_z | 08/30/04
Nope.  Prognosticator | 08/30/04
Sea Change?  alterego_z | 08/30/04
Yes, "sea change", as in Longhorn will sink like a swimming cow.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/30/04
Stoopidity  Jareth | 09/07/04
Burn in H*LL Bill, Burn in H*LL !!!  realitycheck101 | 08/30/04
Without MS them the industry would be petty  simonettaj | 08/30/04
Burn in H*LL Bill, Burn in H*LL !!!  CodeBubba | 09/02/04
I hope the meeting goes well.  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
Re: I hope the meeting goes well.  P. Douglas | 08/30/04
Why mess?  techboy_z | 08/30/04
What do we know about WinFS?  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
Right on Anton!  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
WinFS fully in Windows after Longhorn  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
so DELAY already, no one cares  V Sanders | 08/30/04
No one cares...  Jomo_z | 08/30/04
What about the Upgrade Assurance program?  el1jones | 08/30/04
It's called "protection money".. all the great mobsters did it.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/30/04
Hi Bill  ParadigmOdyssey | 08/30/04
What Gates mulls with WinFS  Michel Merlin | 08/30/04
WinFS renamed: drmOS  techboy_z | 08/30/04
Call me dumb, but I don't get it  Fred Fredrickson | 08/30/04
If its based on meta data it'll be a flop for sure ...  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
Not a good comparison.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/30/04
Whoa!  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
The only thing "heaping steam"lined is the stuff in this article  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/30/04
By the time MS releases longhorn  chiwawa | 08/30/04
Linux has an answer for WinFS  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
re: Linux  Iain_Peters | 08/30/04
Linux? Ill pass  benf_z | 09/01/04
It's too little too late  FilledOut | 08/30/04
Looks like they just asked the house for insurance on their bet.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
They over-extended their credit  Robert Crocker | 08/30/04
A good bet is still a bet.  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
Bad lunch day....  techboy_z | 08/30/04
Another question to ask Bill  Iain_Peters | 08/30/04
Unnecessary question  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
Users will have only ONE right ? to buy it. (NT)  Vily Clay | 08/30/04
Translation: Longhorn Delayed until 2007  Harry Bardal | 08/30/04
What will be in this new release of Windows?  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
That's what many consumers will be asking  dave95 | 08/30/04
I hate to say, "I told you so," but...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/30/04
Wrong!  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
Not quite what I was after  jorwell | 08/31/04
I thought it was Linux driving PC sales  John Zern | 08/31/04
Another version of Cirao  Rick_K | 09/01/04
congrats Bill, can't wait  wmss99 | 09/01/04
Does anyone else see the danger here???  ECLS | 09/02/04
What is Bill trying to say?  allen_n | 09/02/04
I disagree.  allen_n | 09/02/04
Ufff! They never learn!  axlmad | 09/06/04
Give Back Sum$  tryme | 10/21/04

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