SOFTWARE FIRM Microsoft is already briefing PC manufacturers on how to make the best of the move from Windows XP to Windows Longhorn. And that concerns anyone thinking of buying a PC because you will need a machine that can run the thing.
According to a white paper Microsoft issued at WinHEC, PCs have to have "a modern CPU", 512MB of memory, and a "graphics component with a Longhorn display driver model (LDDM)".
It looks as though Microsoft wants the PC vendors to brand their machines, starting from the end of this year, with a Longhorn Ready PC logo, and the Vole is eager that people don't postpone buying a machine until the release of Longhorn. Microsoft states that "computer purchases in the near term will retain their value after the availability of Longhorn protecting investments".
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