Windows developers, users to have say on interim Windows
MS-Watch | at | by Mike
Microsoft claims the idea of an interim Windows release between Windows XP and Longhorn is just that: An idea. Nonetheless, such a release already has developers' and users' tongues wagging.
"Longhorn is looking more like a 2007 release," said one developer with tight Microsoft ties, who requested anonymity.
The developer said that the interim release is more than just a what-if. He said it is the resurrection of "Shorthorn," the Windows release that Microsoft was planning a couple of years ago as a stop-gap between XP and Longhorn.