Microsoft wants to "disband" Longhorn hardware and software vendors

ZDNet China News developers have different reactions to Microsoft's modifications to the Longhorn plan. Some developers do not want to see Longhorn dismember, but other developers think this is a more pragmatic strategy. However, the major partners of Microsoft, including chip manufacturers and PC manufacturers, are not surprised by these changes.

Microsoft now plans to integrate beta version WinFS in Longhorn, and the communication technology of aveon graphic interface and Indigo Web service will not only appear in Longhorn, but also appear in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Mike, president of the Sax software company, said that the exciting part of Longhorn was the integration of WinFS and avron, which allowed us to develop brand new applications. The launch of the "intermediate" version of Windows may slow down the launch of new software, which is disappointing.

Analysts pointed out that Microsoft's policy changes have a great impact on software developers. Michael, analyst at Jupiter, said the policy change has little impact on PC vendors because Longhorn is still a "very distant" product. He said that the current impact is still theoretical. From the very beginning, Longhorn was an extremely ambitious plan. It is not the first time that Microsoft has released some features of the operating system.

The change in the plan acknowledges the customer's habits when purchasing the operating system, said Trent, project director at BioWare, a video game vendor. He said this marks that Microsoft has realized that many people will not upgrade Windows as frequently as they used.

While still monopolized the desktop OS market, it is not incomprehensible for Microsoft to modernize Windows. Windows is a major revenue source of Microsoft. Linux operating system supporters have begun to challenge the monopoly of Windows in the market.

The integration of aveon and Indigo in the Windows XP upgrade package means that these technologies will be adopted earlier. In terms of feature release, this broken strategy was hailed by Hansman, chief designer of software vendor Corillian. He said that we have seen the changes in Microsoft's views.

Tim, CEO of Microsoft's partner Interknowlogy, said this staggered release would benefit developers. Microsoft once regards Windows XP as a huge new operating system. Now Microsoft makes it more modular, which will make it simpler. This is a phased-out strategy.

However, to run different Longhorn components on a computer, Microsoft must release a large Windows update package to add WinFS support, and Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 upgrade packages that are supported by aveon and Indigo. This progressive release process may make it harder for programmers to figure out What Windows architecture they should adopt. Mike said it worries that it will confuse users about the software they need to run their applications, because there are so many parts.

Microsoft. John, marketing director of the Net Framework product department, said Microsoft has not decided how it will release these software upgrade packages. However, Microsoft is considering using an existing software release mechanism, including automatic upgrade and upgrade of service packages.

The change in Microsoft's software program did not have much impact on their overall plan, said Dell and gateway. They still said that after Microsoft releases Longhorn, they will pre-install it. Jim, vice president of software at Dell, said Microsoft is an important partner and we expect to provide our customers with additional features and benefits of Longhorn.

Intel spokesman Howard said that although Intel's marketing plan is related to Microsoft's technology, Longhorn is still a distant product, the change in its release plan will not have any impact on Intel's plan.

The reaction of Microsoft's competitors has a clear tendency to be good or evil. The extension of WinFS will give Novell a longer time window to launch our own iFolder, Simias, and other related technologies to the public, said migol, Technical Director of Novell. Red Hat pointed out that its Desktop Linux operating system has a huge demand and thousands of users have participated in a pilot project.

Forrester analyst John said Microsoft had to postpone the WinFS file system because of its decentralized structure. Different teams in Microsoft provide Longhorn technology, and the SQL Server database department is designed for the WinFS file system. John said that the truth of this incident is that Microsoft's ambition is beyond its ability to manage zookeeper and its organizational structure cannot provide good support for its ambitions.

In the long term, it is right for Microsoft to give a higher priority to security and stability than the timetable, a partner of Microsoft said. 'Winfs is great, but is it necessary to run key enterprise applications, 'said Cori, president of Incremax technology? I like WinFS file systems, but I prefer to ensure customer satisfaction and security first. (Article: CNET us Stephen Shankland, Martin LaMonica, John G. Spooner/Translated: jasmine)