Partner Conference: Security first, then the "Longhorn Wave"
WinInfo | at | by Mike
At Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference late last week in New Orleans, various Microsoft executives and representative discussed the company's long- and short-term plans, focusing primarily on security. And this is exactly what Microsoft's partners wanted to hear about, and not Longhorn, which is still over two years out. For the record, Longhorn wasn't a hot topic at the partner conference--Microsoft prefers to wait until the PDC in late October to unload its Longhorn information--though a couple of executives did mention Longhorn in passing. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, for example, didn't mention Longhorn once in his keynote address, preferring to discuss more pertinent topics as security, partnering, customers, and why the company's products aren't about specific features but rather a whole that is greater than the parts.