Users of two minds about Windows future
MS-Watch | at | by Mike
Customers want a cumulative security-fix pack. But they want Microsoft to fix Windows, first and foremost. In last week's column, I requested your opinions as to what Microsoft should do to maintain and augment Windows momentum, given the fact that we are going into somewhat of a "dry spell," in terms of major new releases.
After all, as I mentioned last week, it looks like Microsoft won't be releasing Service Pack 2 for Windows XP until mid-year. An update of Windows XP for the Tablet PC and another for Media Center PCs are on tap for the same time. But will that be enough to keep users satisfied with (let alone excited about) Windows until Longhorn client ships in the 2005+ timeframe (and Longhorn Server in the 2006+ one)?