Graphics sizzle and search features grow, but few productivity enhancements
The most recent build of Longhorn – Microsoft's next version of Windows – has some impressive visual touches, including the kinds of translucent objects found in Apple's OS X, and more powerful ways of finding files.
But it doesn't yet exhibit any breakthroughs in productivity, or promised features such as security improvements and smarter connections to handheld devices.
We tested the 64bit version of the latest code released to developers and have viewed demonstrations of a subsequent build. The first beta of the operating system is due for release this summer.
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