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Yep, I always thought that WinFS was the most interesting new feature of Longhorn.... not interesting enough to make me buy it, but to make me look at it. Now, it looks like it's not even ready :D :D :D

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These features have always been configurable even in the first version released to some (few) sites. I've been tempted to install the latest flavour for a while now - This thread might just point me to do that!

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lol was thinking the same thing... however i doubt itd go anywhere near my machine, especially with any DRM... I'll happily go to linux, full time, i currently dualboot suse with my xp...

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DRM :( mini mac is becoming all more appealing to me ;)

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Now I remember what inspired me to try linux ages ago, the threat of DRM :mad: Ive got a spare 40GB drive here and an extra IDE slot so I may well give linux a try again now :)

And 3D interface sounds all well and good but sureley its just a bigger strain on your system that you could do without in the first place? Isnt the operating system just meant to be the core wich links you to other things on your system that will in turn take up resources, not hog all the resources to itself?

I remember for a long time staying with Win 95 when windows 98 was released, then upgrading to 98SE when ME was released. I normally stay one step behind microsoft, I didnt even upgrade to ME, I only ever had one stable instalation of this and even that didnt last more than 4-5months. I upgraded to win 2k about 1 month before XP's release and didnt like it so went back to 98SE, then a hardware upgrade forced me to take on a more advanced OS so I went with 2k (I wasnt even willing to touch XP with a bargepole), win2k turned out to be one of my favorite OS microsoft have ever come up with as it doesnt automatically asume its user is an idiot (took a lot of tweaking at first to get XP to behave itself).
As a rule I like to keep all my machines on the same OS and when I got my new laptop (august last year) and I found that the video and sound where not supported in win 2k I decided I would stick with XP. After a little bit of tweaking on the laptop I decided it was worth a try moving upto XP on my other machines and Ive been quite happy ever since. Though I actually kept my main machine with win 2k for quite some time afterwards until a hardware incompatibility forced me to upgrade again :)

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I have been using Fedora 32 Bit for a couple of weeks and I can't understand how anyone could fail to love it, 20 minutes to install, including partitioning and formatting 4 disks, and after installation I have 90% of all the applications I will need all ready to go.
I am down to one Windows application which I need which will not run under CrossOver Office, I have to have Windows installed for ONE application. Since using Fedora I cannot stand Windows anymore, how I wish I could be shut of it completely.

Last night I installed the 64 Bit version of Fedora, love it, but I still have to have Windows dual boot for that one application... Ah well, can't have everything.

Re: would you buy longhorn (windows 2005/6)
 

never used linux, but when I move I think I shall install a copy I can aquire, ;) and see what the fuss is about.

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Just another post to make me on 900 ;) .

Also anyone got screenshots of the Longhorn in working? as sadly I have never got a working copy.

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I don't like the looks on Longhorn. Far too much blue :erm:

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Untill I have a home PC that would take advantage of 64 bit applications, I would have no need for Longhorn. Equally until there are 64 bit applications that need Longhorn, and that I need, why line M$ pockets. We seem to be on an ever upwards spiral of computing, when realistically, the vast majority of us can now do more than we actually want to.

At my office we've recently upgraded to XP based Windoze and Office 2k3. Office 97 and Win 98 did fine for us for many years. I expect the current platform will do the same. In fact many users are still comfortable with thei win 98 based systems. It's only when M$ get to the point of saying no more patches that we might have to move forward again. That I suspect will mean the longhorn platform will by then have been superceded. If it hasn't M$ will no doubt be having a problem of marketing old software which would never do.

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I will probably stick with XP as long as humanly possible unless there is a way to "remove" the DRM ;) If it even effects me that is. But I have to say the way things are going, I will probably become a full time Linux bod. :)

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What's the deal with the huge clock on those screenshots? As well as having it in the toolbar...? I know it's only a question of aesthetics so would be configurable with a few clicks, but I need something to moan about ;)

edit: after looking at these again, I think my problem is not just with the clock, but the whole huge taskbar that takes up far too much space in those shots I saw. I prefer minimalism for desktops ;)

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I think there are lots of new skinning things that can do stuff like the clock, as well as hardware monitors on the desktop and so on... I downloaded some, but I wasn't impressed. I know it's a coincidence, but they are a lot like superkaramba which is an excellent and very popular visual candy app on linux ;)

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I recommend Samurize for Windows for skinning it allows you to create a customized Dock with lots of tools on.