azagahl Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 There are some longhorn screenshots here:http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index...ArticleID=46188It looks a lot like the 98 SE I have installed. Actually, it looks worse.Can you see any compelling reasons to ugprade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 They're trying too hard to make it resemble Mac OS X... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredledingue Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 "Can you see any compelling reasons to ugprade? "I'm sure Un4Given has plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokugawapants Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Build 5048 looks pretty ugly. Build 4078 looked pretty good IMO. The only thing about this build that I like is the transparent tops of some windows.Tryin' to look like Mac OS X eh? Maybe if the law of syllogism applies here.Longhorn = Trying to get a good GUIGood GUI = Mac OS XTherefore Longhorn almost equals Mac OS X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randiroo76073 Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 HaHaHa, LMAO, ck them out now! This is what Longhorn will really look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ge0ph Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I can't believe that people care more about what it looks like then what it does. My decision to upgrade will be based on what it can do for me, not what it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix_nf Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 yup as long as its fast anything will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier1st Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 if longhorn does what i need it to do and the look is aceptable then i may just use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acheron Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 OS = Speed factor. When programs will run faster I'll defenitely switch over Useless features I'll remove with nLite. Windows 98 SE is history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarquel Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Alot of people didn't like XP when it came out (and still dont like it).I think the same will follow suit, but like most have said:- if it does more - is more stable (or is that "user-tollerant" ) - has better features- is smoother and fasterthen why (money permitting) not go for it? Regards,N.PS They're bound to have a few "problems" with bits of it at first lol but so did XP and there ends the lesson.. Regards,The Rev N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWayBoy Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Don't forget, all the screenshots and beta releases aren't using the new "Aero" windows acceleration...it's that 3D accelerated windows management crap, but I would think that would have some impact on the visual looks of things.But even so, I have to say, I think it looks horrible at the moment, I have 5048, and threw it on VMWare...not nice looking. Granted, I didn't get a chance to load VMTools so I was stuck with VGA. But even so, the GUI in general is very...ummm...over-hyped? I mean I can see some differences and possibly even benefits, but it's not all that impressive. Again...beta...but still, it's like MS is gonna pull a WinME on us. Longhorn could just be a super version of XP with more 'features' (Which of course means more bugs) and is gonna sell it as a major upgrade. I've even head WinFS isn't going to be included at launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeva Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I think you cannot go for it, you must go for a new pc to use Longhorn, so I'll definetly don't go for it, as I don't go for a new PC after I bought my new Notebook last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattofak Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I dont know, I kind of like how it looks... The GUI anyway, that bootscreen definitly needs some work. And asides, if you dont like how it works, hack the uxtheme.dll again, problem solved...ill prob get a version just to see how it works, thats how I do things, compulsivly buy the next version to test... Hopefully its fast, but, who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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