Re: check this crap out :-)

["Johan Henriksson" <jhe realsoftware cjb net>]

from: Johan Henriksson, leadprogrammer @ www.realsoftware.cjb.net
"The individual should be praised for it's struggle, the society
condemned for it's actions" - me 1997        #12035895
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>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/feb01/02-13xp.asp


HAAAAAAHAHAHAHAA!!!! Just had to comment some:

>PressPass: In the Windows XP naming announcement last week, Bill
>Gates said, "XP marks the beginning of the evolution from applications
>to experiences." Can you explain what that means?

>Frederiksen: Windows XP will be the catalyst for the next stage of
computing
>-- Windows XP will allow people to begin to enjoy amazing, complete
computing
>experiences that jump across today?s boundaries to span applications,
devices,
>services, and the Internet in a very seamless way.

That is, they've almost reached alpha state of the implementation of a
proper GUI :)
I think they added "lots of new" to Windows'97 as well. Was there any
changes
or did they remove them or what?? I haven't seen anything new to the GUI
except
a lot of extra settings I have to disable to be able to use Windows properly
:P

>Let?s take photography, for example: It is not enough to just get pictures
onto your
>PC. Once they are there you want to be able to alter them,

Do they mean they will include GIMP?

> put them on the Web,

Guys! They will even implement FTP!!! :P

>send them to friends and family, order prints or even just print out
copies.

Ah, printer support coming up...

> Windows XP connects the devices, services and applications together for a
>rich, seamless experience.

Isn't it fun to read how much they can say that really means nothing? We've
been
able to do that for many years and now they call it "hot" again???