Longhorn a wonderland for customization
There is much to look forward to..
Friday, May 20, 2005 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Microsoft's next generation OS, Longhorn has a lot of features that make it compelling to computer users everywhere. But element of it that is looking very exciting is the ability for developers to create software to customize it. Longhorn comes with a new rendering engine called Avalon. It's through Avalon that Longhorn will be able to deliver things like Aero Glass, a new user experience that includes title bars with semi-transparent borders.
The ability for software developers to integrate into Longhorn (without compromising security), at this stage anyway, looks very promising. When combined with the impressive list of technologies in Longhorn, users and companies alike will be in a very good place. A place in which they'll be able to customize the next generation version of Windows to suit their needs.
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Reply #21 Monday, May 23, 2005 2:05 AM
this consideration is irrelevant with DCE and Avalon. besides it's not dropped but delayed to a further Service Pack
I can't speak for Apple. I made mah personal opinion about Longhorn based on interviews here and there on the Web. The fact is that the Windows community is larger than Mac's and this is an indication that DCE (part of the Avalon platform along with DWM and LDDM driver model) can only aim at the best possible with a highly responsive programming community behind. So my point basically is MS has more resources than Apple and decided to add to Windows an exciting feature most Windows users look forward to - meaning MS don't want to disappoint its customers if it wants it to be a sales magnet. So it's gonna be there and it's hardly believable that Apple will be able to keep up. In a nutshell, it's gonna be awesome because it's part of Avalon that has lotsa potential inherently present and eventually it's gonna be an eye catcher in Microsoft's store window.