Oh yes, its true.
It appears that many people are not looking forward to longhorn, at least according to what I've been reading.
The general consensus seems to be that longhorn will offer end users little reason to upgrade. I have to agree with this, at least initially.
Unlike xp which offered multiuser and greatly improved securtiy and stability - obvious improvements for end users. Longhorn makes a few points here, but the value is in the plumming.
The difference being that microsoft is recognizing the trends in the it industry and the fact that its not going to own those trends. In response they seem to be working with those trends and standardizing witht them, while targeting longhorn to be a platform to deliver on. That's right - its the developers that should be excited about longhorn.
My prediction is that about a year after launch people will begin to understand the value proposition longhorn makes, and by then, developers will be deliering applications never before possible.
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