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Wonk

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:14 AM
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M$'s new OS, "Longhorn", due out in 2 years, is available now in Malaysia

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's brazen software pirates are hawking the next version of Microsoft's Windows operating system years before it is supposed to be on sale.

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The software is an early version of Longhorn demonstrated and distributed at a conference for Microsoft programmers in Los Angeles in October, Microsoft Corporate Attorney Jonathan Selvasegaram told Reuters.

"It's not a ready product," he said from Malaysia. "Even if it works for a while, I think it's very risky," to install on a home computer, he said.

Chairman Bill Gates has said Longhorn, which is not expected to be released before 2005, would rank as Microsoft's largest software launch this decade.

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QC

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:16 AM
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1. Hasn't it been available for a while?

I was seeing it all over USENET this past summer.

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La_Serpiente

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:16 AM
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2. Oh geez

they cannot even protect their own software.

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Forkboy

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:27 AM
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8. it's usually people within the company

that release these things like this.

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JailBush

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:16 AM
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3. I mentioned this in an earlier thread.

I say, poach away! If Bill Gates is determined so screw the world, Malaysians are well within their rights to stick it to Microshaft.

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evil_orange_cat

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:18 AM
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4. no more Microshaft Winblowz?

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a good Linux or Unix based OS.

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mike_c

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:40 AM
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9. huh? what are you looking for?

Linux is a far better OS than MSW. *UNIX* is proprietary, but there are numerous BSD varients around that are free, and of course Linux.

Want to use your computer-- the pinnacle of a MULTIBILLION DOLLAR research, development, and manufacturing effort spanning nearly 50 years-- to play games or entertain yourself? Windows is your OS. Want to use your computer for computing? Look elsewhere.

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Nomad559

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Tue Dec-02-03 02:32 AM
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12. 50 Years?

Quote - Want to use your computer-- the pinnacle of a MULTIBILLION DOLLAR research, development, and manufacturing effort spanning nearly 50 years.

That 50 years you stated must be a typo, Microsoft has not been around nearly 50 years. In fact, Bill Gates was born In 1955, you do the math.

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Wonk

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Tue Dec-02-03 02:41 AM
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13. ENIAC. 56 years.

More if you consider the abacus ;-)
http://www.google.com/search?q=ENIAC

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Nomad559

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Tue Dec-02-03 03:30 AM
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16. Windows is your OS

My Error :)

I assumed he was referring to Microsoft when he stated ( the pinnacle of a MULTIBILLION DOLLAR research, development, and manufacturing effort spanning nearly 50 years ) and then stated ( to play games or entertain yourself? Windows is your OS.)

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alfredo

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:51 AM
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10. There are several.

Yellowdog Linux is very good. I use OSX, and if you check around you will see that with the Panther Release, the OS has matured.
Listen to what the BBC has to say.

http://www.bbcworld.com/content/template_clickonline.asp?pageid=666&co_pageid=2

The leak is bad for MS as far as profits goes, but good as far as marketshare.

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Don_G

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:19 AM
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5. I Read That Earlier

And it runs 92 pence versus $100 and up for the OS. I've also noticed where M$ is also incorporating features of "Longhorn" into patches and fixes for Win 2000/XP.

Another great source for computer related news: http://www.dailyrotation.com/

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TexasMexican

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:24 AM
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6. Juarez

Its available in Mexico. :p

And thus its available everywhere.

That being said I have no desire to use it at the moment, I've just gotten used to my tamed version of XP Pro Corporate edition.

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TexasMexican

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:24 AM
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7. El double post.

Edited on Tue Dec-02-03 12:27 AM by TexasMexican

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Nomad559

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Tue Dec-02-03 01:01 AM
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11. Longhorn 4051

Edited on Tue Dec-02-03 01:03 AM by Nomad559

Alpha builds of Longhorn have been leaked on the net for
months now, I downloaded the latest build (4051) last month.
It's actually very stable for a pre-beta build.

Some screen captures I took of It.

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH4.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH2.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH3.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH8.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH7.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH6.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH5.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH9.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH11.JPG
http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH12.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH14.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/damon559/LH15.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/nomad559/Longhorn

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ultrafoil

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Tue Dec-02-03 02:48 AM
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14. ick.

My next will be a mac, not a new one though.

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sujan

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Tue Dec-02-03 03:10 AM
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15. free bug hunting for MSFT

Edited on Tue Dec-02-03 03:11 AM by sujan

the 4051 build released at PDC is pre pre pre pre pre pre pre alpha.

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ultrafoil

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Tue Dec-02-03 03:37 AM
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17. ha ha

yup!

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ET Awful

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Tue Dec-02-03 06:42 AM
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18. Beta versions of MS OS software are usually easy to get

They start shipping to MSDN Subscribers fairly early and those copies get circulated quickly. Then, of course, the earlier betas get leaked immediately too. Hell, all it takes is a quick search of Kazaa or other, lesser known sources to obtain copies of the stuff.

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Nlighten1

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Tue Dec-02-03 07:07 AM
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19. It's available in the US too if...

you have a subscription to MSDN like I do. :)

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