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Still developed successor to Windows XP.

To be released in 2007 by Microsoft .

Interface names: Plex (in alpha versions), Slate (in alpha versions), Jade (in alpha versions), Aero (to be announced)


		25 Oct 01	Windows XP

		23 Sep 02	Longhorn 3683 (Milestone 3)
		19 Feb 03	Longhorn 4008 (Milestone 4)
		28 Mar 03	Longhorn 4015 (Milestone 5) (50 screenshots)
		25 Oct 03	Longhorn 4051 (Milestone 6)
		4 May 04	Longhorn 4074 (Milestone 7.2)
		25 Jul 05	Windows Vista beta 1

“Interview with John Gruber” by Marcin Wichary, 2005

SuperSite for Windows

from Paul Thurrot

Longhorn 4015

The icons for Windows Vista will reportedly convey over 1500 times more data (but not information!) than icons for original Macintosh System (196608 vs. 128 bytes each).