Sono state rese note le nuove milestones prima dell'uscita di Longhorn, le
beta pubbliche dovrebbero essere 2 e la RTM a Maggio (2006)
Longhorn Milestone 9 (M9) and platform complete March 2005
Longhorn Beta 1 Late May 2005
Longhorn Beta 2 October 2005
Longhorn Release Candidate 0 (RC0) Late February 2006
Longhorn Release Candidate 1 (RC1) April 2006
Longhorn release to manufacturing (RTM) May 24, 2006
Interessante anche la lista delle versioni del prodotto, che verranno quasi
tutte rilasciate sia a 32 che 64 bit:
Longhorn Starter Edition Analogous to Windows XP Starter Edition.
Longhorn Home Edition Analogous to Windows XP Home Edition.
Longhorn Premium/Media Center Edition A premium superset of Home
Edition that includes the Media Center functionality. Similar to XP Media Center
Edition.
Longhorn Professional Edition Analogous to Windows XP Professional
Edition.
Longhorn Small Business Edition A new product edition aimed at the
small business market. Currently very similar to Professional Edition.
Longhorn Mobility/Tablet PC Edition Analogous to Windows XP Tablet PC
Edition.
Longhorn "Uber" Edition A new product edition that bridges the
consumer and business versions and includes all of the features from the Home,
Premium, Pro, Small Business, and Tablet PC Editions (but not Starter
Edition).
Naturalmente il tutto è ufficioso e soggetto a cambiamenti.
Tutti i dettagli su http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_preview_2005.asp
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