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Essay on Windows "Longhorn"
Microsoft is often criticized for lack of innovation in their new product development. Going through this article published by Jay Green and then along with the other search articles it was clear that the features which Microsoft is offering in the Windows Longhorn (features on which it is emphasizing on) is similar to the Spotlight feature in Apple Computer's Mac OS X Tiger, which goes on sale later in September 2004.
Now the hype, which Microsoft creates in advance about its new products, goes in vain when the features can already be matched with its competitors. On the other hand the biggest problem now with the windows “Longhorn” is the fact that Microsoft announced on Aug. 27 that its next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, would ship as much as a year later than expected, in late 2006.
Now here is where it goes wrong as this news can greatly damage the reputation of Chairman William H. Gates III, who put more than a third of his time into the project since he became the company's chief software architect in 2000. Secondly this news also means that Microsoft will be focusing more on the launch of the Window’s Longhorn and for the next two years there will be no advances in the operating system from the side of Microsoft. The reason why Microsoft has delayed the launch for the next two years is that now it wants to focus more on the marketing of windows Longhorn rather than the product itself, which is almost fully developed, and according to the latest news has been beta tested.
Now when there is a delay for the two years this has given an opening to the software giant's rivals, who are going after Microsoft as if it were an aging prizefighter. With every Microsoft misstep, their offerings become more attractive to both consumers and corporations....
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