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Microsoft Web Site Calls Longhorn 'Windows Server 2008'
- By Keith Ward
- May 10, 2007
Microsoft may have slipped up Thursday afternoon and inadvertently
posted the official name of its next server operating system, currently
code-named "Longhorn."
In a list of links on the WinHEC Virtual Pressroom, the second item
on the original list said "Windows Server 2008 reviewers [sic]
guide."
Clicking on the link brought up a page titled, "Windows Server Code
Name 'Longhorn' Beta 3 Reviewer's Guide"; it made no reference to
Windows Server 2008.
Someone at Microsoft eventually noticed the slip. By 5:52 p.m. ET
Thursday, the link was gone.
Microsoft, through its public relations company, remained mute:
"Microsoft makes it a practice to not comment on rumors or speculation,"
was its response.
Longhorn went into beta 3 on April 24 and it is expected to be
released to manufacturing in the second half of 2007. That would put it
on target for a commercial release very late this year or early in 2008.
With the release of beta 3, Microsoft announced Longhorn as feature
complete.
Microsoft for years has followed a standard convention of naming
server operating systems by their year of release, starting with Windows
2000 Server.
About the Author
Keith Ward is the editor in chief of Virtualization & Cloud Review. Follow him on Twitter @VirtReviewKeith.