Longhorn is so chock-full of code-names that it's difficult, if not impossible, to figure out what's what. WinFX, Indigo and Avalon all sound terribly important, but they don't give you a clue as to what they will do. Until we get a look at Longhorn's first public beta (expected later this summer), though, those code-names are all we've got.
Bill Gates says most of Longhorn's new features are still secret, and that the beta release will be the first time they're previewed. I'll take a longer look in my Beta Man column shortly after the beta ships. Microsoft's oft-postponed final release of the next iteration of Windows is now due in late 2006 (Vegas is taking bets for 2007).
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