A better Longhorn through blogging
ZDNet | at | by Mike
When Microsoft kicks off its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles Oct. 26th-30th, the event will in many ways mark a major shift in transparency about its core products, as well as a major victory for a subtle public relations build-up ahead of the event.
That's because when the software giant hands out DVDs and CDs containing pre-beta builds of core products -- its Windows operating system, SQL Server database and Visual Studio developer tools -- many if not most of the PDC attendees (the savvy ones at least) will already have a working knowledge of what to expect.