[Am-info] Ballmer: Hoping Longhorn is the next big bang for Microsoft

[Fred A. Miller]

Ballmer: Hoping Longhorn is the next big bang for Microsoft

Microsoft's CEO overflows with enthusiasm about the future of technology
and Microsoft's place in it. Not exactly a surpise. Ballmer is betting that=
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Longhorn, the next generation Windows OS, will be the "big bang" that=20
establishes a new level of technical and market leadership for Microsoft. T=
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goal, according to Ballmer, is to solve new  problems rather than just add=
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features to its existing products. Given that Microsoft wants to tie much o=
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its development efforts to the release of Longhorn, the new Windows will be
gestating for a few more years. Will tying together the pieces make the
Windows environment more secure, usable, and open? Will Longhorn be a big b=
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or a black hole? We'll keep you posted.

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