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tacitus
07-20-2004, 06:39 AM
Justice Monitors New Microsoft Software

By Jonathan Krim
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 20, 2004; Page E01

The Justice Department has begun looking closely at the next generation of Microsoft's Windows operating system to ensure that it meets the terms of an antitrust settlement reached with the company more than two years ago.
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Microsoft, which has delayed Longhorn's rollout, has not said when it will be released as the successor to Windows XP, the current version of the personal-computer operating system. Several industry analysts have predicted introduction of Longhorn in 2006 or possibly 2007, which is when the antitrust settlement is scheduled to expire.

web page (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62852-2004Jul19.html)

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REleased in 2007, patches soon to follow. I'll upgrade around 2010!

DoctorDoom
07-20-2004, 07:51 PM
I'm sure that the DoJ has people qualified to study millions of lines of code and determine if they meet the ridiculous "judgment".

XP SP2 is due out before long. I might just upgrade my SP1 if the reviews are favorable.