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| Bill Gates reveals more Longhorn plans |
| Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 19:17 by Rich Kavanagh |
With the third decade of Microsoft Windows fast approaching, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates today predicted that 64-bit computing, together with the newest versions of the company's premier operating system, will ignite the most promising era yet of industry-wide innovation.
During his keynote speech at the Microsoft Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2005, Gates announced the general availability of Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions, and offered a glimpse at the opportunities created for software and hardware developers by these faster, more-secure and more-powerful operating systems. Gates also demonstrated how the next version of the Windows operating system, code-named Longhorn, will put even more of the power of 64-bit computing to work for people.
Bill Gates said,
"The next decade will bring about a new wave of innovation in the technology industry through the increased security, greater reliability and faster performance enabled by 64-bit computing and continued advances in Windows. 'Longhorn' and the new x64-bit versions of Windows are the best foundation for a new generation of faster, more powerful hardware and software that expands the possibilities for computing and transforms the way we work and play."
Gates also emphasized the opportunities created for hardware manufacturers by the dramatic enhancements that Longhorn will make to the fundamentals of computing. The key changes include security, deployment and manageability.
Gates also highlighted a range of investments that Microsoft is making to help industry partners deliver the advances enabled by Longhorn to their customers, including a "Longhorn-Ready PC Program". The new hardware requirements include a modern CPU, 512MB of RAM and a Longhorn Display Driver-capable graphics card.
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| Oh goodie, even more totally different requirements. 'Longhorn Display Driver'. GREAT, ANOTHER new thing to comply with.
I hate this half-assed attempt to progress but remain backward compatible.
If your going to do it, bloody well do it !. Dont bum around with important things like drivers n such if your not going to go the whole nine-yards! IDIOTS. |
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| Bill Gates.. wow what an amazing man!!!!!!!! Keep thinking of stuff to keep this world working!!! |
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| oh cry about it. if you dont want it dont buy it or get involved with it |
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