There’s an article on Slashdot that really scares me. Basically, Microsoft is building the newest version of Windows (codenamed Longhorn) so that you can’t play high quality video without buying a special monitor that supports their copy-protection technology. What bullshit. The good news is that Longhorn really sucks so far. There are no exciting new features that I’ve found.

This was written by a major Microsoft Windows fan about the latest leaked version of Longhorn:
“It gets worse. Apple’s Mac OS X, recently upgrade to version 10.4 (Tiger) is more than “good enough.” In many ways, OS X is simply better than Windows, especially for experienced computer users, and Tiger rubs Microsoft’s nose in the embarrassment of shipping a key Longhorn feature–instant desktop search–a full year ahead of the software giant. That’s right folks. We already knew that Microsoft was facing smaller, nimbler competitors. But those competitors are now starting to outperform Microsoft in the feature department too. It’s time for Redmond to stop pretending Linux and OS X don’t exist.”

If you’d like to try the leaked version of Longhorn, check here or here. A BitTorrent client is required, if you dont’ already have one.

If you’d like to try an alternative to Windows that truly doesn’t suck, the install CD for Ubuntu (I promise it doesn’t suck) can be downloaded here.

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