Re: Longhorn
From: Erich Friesen (erichbfnospam_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 02/15/04
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Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 01:06:36 GMT
Interesting point--that Microsoft hasn't said yet whether this will be a
subcription service or not. They need to keep their options open. The
reason is, it will be entirely determined by the market conditions that
will exist when/(if?) Longhorn reaches market. If Linux is out there
and strong, they will not want to hurt their market share. If Linux has
been sidelined (say by legal strong arming that is going on now) they
will want to extract the max revenue, which will mean subscriptions.
James Casey wrote:
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> I have been quite curious about all the rumors I have heard about
> the new Windows version Longhorn. The main rumor being that it will
> be on some kind of subscription scheme. I still have yet to see proof
> of this. In one respect, I hope it is not true, because I know a ton
> of people and businesses that will suffer for it. On the other hand,
> It will probably strengthen the arguments for Linux and Mac, which I am
> all for. I don't mean to turn this into another huge Linux vs. Windows
> argument. Is there a place on the MS site that will confirm or deny
> the subscription thing. Also, one of the funny things I saw on the
> MS site:
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> One of the coolest new features in Longhorn build 4051 is the pop-up ad
> blocking feature in Internet Explorer 6.05. To enable this feature, simply
> select "Block Pop-up Windows" from the Tools menu in IE. You can also
> configure this feature by selecting Tools then Internet Options in IE,
> navigating to the Privacy tab, and selecting "Options" under the section
> titled "Pop-up window management." Here, you can make a white list of
> sites that can display pop-ups, choose whether a sound rings when a pop-up
> window is blocked, and choose to block all pop-ups, even ones that are in
> response to a hyperlink click.
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Its about time.... Netscape (I know for sure on linux) has been doing this
> for a while; this is not new technology, just new to MS, so there
> EBAY!!!!!
>
> Sorry, had to throw it in.
>
> james casey
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