??? What does client only OS mean?
Friday, December 13, 2002 by goodmorphing | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Microsoft says Longhorn to be client-only Windows release http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/windows/story/0,10801,75869,00.html
goodmorphing
Reply #2 Friday, December 13, 2002 2:13 PM
Does it mean that Windows OS upgrades aren't going to be available for regular people and we should learn some other system?
Reply #2 Friday, December 13, 2002 2:13 PM
Does it mean that Windows OS upgrades aren't going to be available for regular people and we should learn some other system?
KenLin
Reply #3 Friday, December 13, 2002 2:16 PM
Reply #3 Friday, December 13, 2002 2:16 PM
I think they mean they are releasing the Pro, Home versions for now, and waiting on Server.
goodmorphing
Reply #4 Friday, December 13, 2002 2:20 PM
Reply #4 Friday, December 13, 2002 2:20 PM
Ah... then it is a different use of the term client...
Thanks. I was starting to wonder how to OS shop.
Thanks. I was starting to wonder how to OS shop.
Shakey (the Original)
Reply #5 Friday, December 13, 2002 4:18 PM
Reply #5 Friday, December 13, 2002 4:18 PM
Yep. In the IT world, we say that a "Client" is a non-server OS.
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Reply #1 Friday, December 13, 2002 2:11 PM
first few paragraphs:
Microsoft Corp. made a "common-sense" decision late last month to change its original plan and make its next major Windows operating system release, code-named Longhorn, a client-only product, a company official confirmed today.
But the goal for Longhorn's successor, code-named Blackcomb, will be to deliver the client and server operating systems at the same time, said Bob O'Brien, a group product manager in Microsoft's Windows server division. O'Brien said a specific time frame is difficult to predict. At this point, Blackcomb is not expected before the end of 2005 or early 2006, he said.
"Any of the server technologies that we were looking toward delivering in Longhorn will be carried forward in the Blackcomb time frame," O'Brien added. "There are no cuts being made."
O'Brien said the decision to eliminate the Longhorn server release reflected customer feedback that Longhorn would be emerging too soon after Windows .Net Server 2003, which is due to ship early next year.