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Longhorn Beta is Disappointing

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BobTheHob:

--- Quote from: Calum ---well i just saw this on the BBC: apparently longhorn is more secure. on further reading of the article i see this:



hmm yes, i can see how new icons and different colours might make windows more secure right enough...
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If someone were stupid enough to buy longhorn afer it's released, I would say the safest way to keep their PC secure would be to not open the longhorn box, and return it to the store.

Calum:

--- Quote from: Calum ---well i just saw this on the BBC: apparently longhorn is more secure.
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how embarrasing! i forgot to put a link to the article i quoted from, here we go:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4484967.stm

muzzy:
Oh c'mon, the slashdot story just links to someone's blog, and suggests that screenshots aren't revealing any significant changes. Doh! I thought at least you guys here would be smart enough to realize what's going on here, this isn't anything significant and there aren't any facts here.

Also, Calum's rant about security and the "new desktop design" thing. Those two are obviously not related, the article doesn't try to say they have something to do with each others. The article isn't talking about security in the first half, it's talking about the new Windows. Your interpretations are yours only, and if you come up with crap that doesn't make sense, it doesn't have anything to do with windows. Apparently this doesn't bother you one bit, you aren't interested about the windows release, you're just trying to use every possible chance to badmouth it. Even when there's no reason to. Due to this, it will mean nothing when you badmouth it when there actually is a reason, because you have shown no skill to distinguish the difference.

This is all very very subjective, but I suppose it wouldn't be fun if you had to look at things objectively. You might have to admit things you don't want to.

Jenda:
Hmmm... I'm no expert, but doesn't this:
 
--- Quote ---Longhorn will make use of cryptographic keys stored in chips built into a PC for the first time. Such encryption features are usually kept as data on a hard drive.
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mean that computers will have to be made with Windows already in mind? Thus reducing the power of the alternative OSes and making it more difficult/less advantageous to switch?

On second thought, these OSes can use the chips as well, once they're there...

adiment:
it's more disapointing that "Longhorn" won't have WinFS or Avalon. I read on another forum that they will be add-on's like Microsoft Plus (You must have been an idiot to buy Plus!)

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