Microsoft may not be delivering its next-generation version of Windows desktop and server software known as “Longhorn” as early as expected or promised, but the company has just released the Avalon graphical interface, formerly a key component of Longhorn, for developers. Longhorn is not expected until next year at the earliest, but Microsoft — in a move viewed as both showing progress and laying groundwork — made the Avalon graphics development software available for Windows XP and 2003 Server this month.
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Microsoft Feeds Developers with Avalon
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 17, 2005 11:19 AMMicrosoft may not be delivering its next-generation version of Windows desktop and server software known as “Longhorn” as early as expected or promised, but the company has just released the Avalon graphical interface, formerly a key component of Longhorn, for developers. Longhorn is not expected until next year at the earliest, but Microsoft — in a move viewed as both showing progress and laying groundwork — made the Avalon graphics development software available for Windows XP and 2003 Server this month.