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Longhorn to Include Genie Effect (kinda)?

I think Longhorn is going to be a great release personally, but tired of every mac users pointing fingers if there is a similar idea. I dunno anything about this genie like effect, but I forgot Apple owns the rights to any sort of window transition, sorry about that.

Its evident it comes down to personal preference, don't use MS products if you don't like them. Its like some mac users are jealous because more people use MS operating system. I have used osx for a long time, and have it on my laptop and also use PC. I can honestly say after using both I enjoy working on my pc way more, I find it is better at multitasking. Hell my 3 year old pc runs faster than my powerbook, and I havent had any defects with the parts (broken latch on laptop, white spot area on screen, battery defect).

Anyways sorry to crap in this thread, but I think there are some people who need to grow up.
 
I really like the new file organization in Longhorn. I like how you can actually see the document in the file browser. Granted the UI is hidious, it's obvious what MS took from Apple. For example: did anyone notice the scaling zoom feature in the file browser that works just like iPhoto?
 
Wow, now this really makes me apreciate Job's keynotes!

He's just so boring. Its as if he just wants to get it over with.
 
Omg if I were the average user I would click the minimize button and then say WHERE THE F*** DID MY WINDOW GO!

It just fades out, there is no way of seeing that it is going to the dock.

:(
 
"THEY ARE ANTS!" - Bill Gates, being made fun of in FAMILY GUY!

Yes, I can't see the keynote either but the new Longhorn build is F-UGLY! They even removed the greatest longhorn feature, the SideBar! OK so the Alpha sidebar sucked, but if its ANYTHING like MSNs, its great. I want the sidebar!

And the Genie Effect in Longhorn is pretty horrible I must say... Copy Something Correctly.

Another DotDotDot Daily Insight:
"When one chooses the path of stealing to get big, they must steal correctly, or they shall be called "Fat Pigs"
-DotDotDot, 4/27-28 (12:00 AM EST US)/05
 
Cooknn said:
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Desk Ornaments, a Mac OS feature first seen way back in 1984's System 6

I repent! Really :eek:
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WOW thanks for the info........ :eek: well that's cool :rolleyes:
 
A few comments on the WinHEC broadcast...

Longhorn doesn't look half bad compared to Windows XP. Sure, some or all of what they presented are already available in other operating systems... the "Virtual Folders" are basically Tiger's Smart Folders. The icons representing the actual document have been available in Linux for years. The search bar in the Start menu isn't as easy to use as Quicksilver.

The idea of being able to use their Spotlight-esque product across the network sounds good for people like me forced to work in a Windows world. Unfortunately, it requires all the servers/clients to use Longhorn as well which will make it worthless to me, we still have people using NT 4. I liked the application scaling feature that he showed using Calculator. The "printer printing native Metro (is that what its called?)" scared me a little... what does this mean compatibility wise?

Anyway the demo wasn't 100% repulsive (except damn those guys are boring) and I'm glad to see they've come along way from their last beta (which was basically Windows XP with a different color scheme)
 
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