Longhorn's Shifting Sands

I'm having a bit of difficulty keeping track of what will and won't be part of Longhorn, apparently the .Net Framework will also be limited, seems it was breaking some applications.

"Instead, the .Net Framework will be the core for a small subset of Longhorn, specifically the WAP (Windows API Platform), which consists primarily of the "Avalon" Windows presentation system and the "Indigo" Windows communications system."

XP Almost Ready For The Desktop

A slightly different and humorous perspective on Windows XP, with a few pertinent points for Microsoft if they bother to listen. A masterful parody of the typical Linux and the desktop argument.

"Given Microsoft's current development rate, it's entirely possible that within a few years Windows may be almost as good a choice for most users as Linux, although it's likely that during these same few years Linux will also advance rapidly, and that a growing number of third-party developers will write software for it to replace the programs that now "lock in" many Windows users."