We take Longhorn for a test drive
PC World | at | by Mike
This week, Microsoft released a developers' alpha version of Longhorn at Windows Hardware Engineering Conference. After playing with it for a few hours, I can tell you that Longhorn is far from complete, but what I saw looked great.
Longhorn is the working title for the long-awaited next version of Windows, XP's replacement. Microsoft hasn't announced a final name or firm ship date, but the company now says that Longhorn won't be out before late next year. And even then, it will lack some previously-announced features; most notably the improved WinFS file system.