The Missing Longhorn
osnews.com | at | by Mike
I'm puzzled by Microsoft's apparent confusion over the release date for Longhorn. Many stories over the last two weeks have discussed potential repercussions and conspiracy theories. The leading one being that they want to wait until the anti-trust consent order runs out so they can keep the document apis secret. I don't buy that at all.
Besides being inconsistent with the way MS operates, it would be bad business. And whatever you want to say about the guys and gals in Redmond, stupid they are not. Someone also floated the theory last week that the delay was due to Intel's so far inability to produce a DX9 compatible chipset. But that seems even more far-fetched to me. Since when did MS delay a critical release for Intel? By the time Longhorn hits the market, DX9 parts will be everywhere. Intel's ability to play ball is Intel's problem.