Spare us a bloated XP Service Pack
eWeek | at | by Mike
You need look no further than the swollen feature set planned for XP Service Pack 2 to see that a significant new version of Windows will be upon us within the year. The real question, then, isn't whether an intermediate Windows is on its way but how Microsoft intends to market and distribute it.
Make no mistake: We won't be seeing Longhorn for a while, and that's the way it should be. The delay may disappoint developers working to create applications for Longhorn, but a rushed release won't serve anyone's interests. With all the major subsystem changes planned for Longhorn, the operating system will require a very long testing period. Microsoft has bitten off quite a bit for this release, and the company needs plenty of time to chew it.