从 2002 年开始 Windows SuperSite 的 Paul Thurrott 就开始了对微软的下一代操作系统 Longhorn 的关注，并对此进行了深入、细致的报道。Paul 通过与微软内部开发人员的交流，获取了大量有价值的信息。连续 三年，每年一篇的“通向 Longhorn 之路”给我们展现了 Windows 未来的宏伟蓝图。现在 cnBeta 给你带来了本系列的第四篇，同时，这也是将一篇持续更新的文章。也就是说，在 2005 年中 将不断有新的信息和内容加入进去。现在，让我们在 Paul 的带领下进入 Longhorn 的世界吧。
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三年以来，我一直在关注微软在代号为 Longhorn 的下一代 Windows 操作系统上取得的进展（或是停滞不前）。一切都开始于 2002 年的一月，当时我发表了我的第一篇通向 Longhorn 之路：关于下一代 Windows 操作系统我 们知道些什么。其目的是要分清楚事实和传说。在那篇文章当中，我揭露了很多关于 Longhorn 的假消息并且讨论了一些微软当时 为 Longhorn 加入的一些特性。其中一些，如 WinFS （后被证实仅仅是基于 . NET 的 SQL Server 文件系统）已经被取消掉并将出现在未来的 Windows 版本中。其余一些，像 Windows Movie Maker 2 以 及 Windows Media Player 的更新都由于 Longhorn 的不断 推迟而提早单独发布了。
在2003年五月，我以通向 Longhorn 之路 2003 一文继续了对 Longhorn 追踪报道，集合了很多从当年的 WinHEC 展览中收集到的具体信息。同时 包括了微软的第一个 Longhorn 发布时间表（在2005年最终发布），详细的产品组件细节，桌面混合引擎 (DCE) 的概述。在同年八月的一次更新中，我第一次揭开了 Longhorn 中 Aero 用 户界面的神秘面纱。
之后，2004 年八月微软公司宣布可能推迟 WinFS 的发布并在 Windows XP/2003 中加入如 Avalon 和 Indigo 等 Longhorn 中一些关键的技术，于是我理性的撰写了我的第三次连载，通向 "Longhorn" 之路 2004。微软同时也给出了 Longhorn 的最终发布时间表，我们注意到这个软件将在 2006 年最终发布。请注意这绝不是在年末，而是年中。同年的十一月份，我更新了这篇文章，加入了 Longhorn 和 Office 12 beta 的计划表，并着重标出了可能在 2006 年最终发布 前经历的多个里程碑。
一张新的时间表
我在通向 "Longhorn" 之路 2004 一文中给出的发布时间表在当时来说无疑是准确的。但是，就像往常那样，微软已经对那张时间表做出了修改。但不变的是 2006 年五 月的发布期：最近在微软内部进行的讨论中有人提出在 2006 年八月发布 Longhorn 是否更加合适。 但是来自高层的声音明确的表示：绝对就是 2006 年五月。按照微软高级执行官的说法，Longhorn 将在那个时候 交付给制造商。
这就是那张新的时间表。
Longhorn Milestone 9 (M9) and platform complete
2005 年三月
Longhorn Beta 1
2005 年五月末
Longhorn Beta 2
2005 年十月
Longhorn Release Candidate 0 (RC0)
2006 年二月末
Longhorn Release Candidate 1 (RC1)
2006 年四月
Longhorn release to manufacturing (RTM)
2006 年五月二十四日
请注意上面的那个 RC0 版本，这是极为少见的。据我所知，微软最后一次为其 Windows 产品发布 RC0 版本是在 Windows Millennium Edition (Me) 时代。RC0 的发布通常是为了给微软公司的硬件和软件合作者足够的时间来给最终发布的版本开 发驱动和兼容软件。
微软先前考虑干脆仅发布一个 beta 版本，但是现在却“坚定”的认为还是两个为好。
新的产品版本
这些计划可能会改变，微软正计划着为 Windows Longhorn 家族发布一系列出人意料的的产品版本，或者称作 SKUs（产品单位）。这些是目前已敲定的版本：
Longhorn Starter Edition
类似于 Windows XP Starter Edition。
Longhorn Home Edition
类似于 Windows XP Home Edition。
Longhorn Premium/Media Center Edition
包括媒体中心功能的超值家庭版，类似于 XP Media Center Edition。
Longhorn Professional Edition
类似于 Windows XP Professional Edition。
Longhorn Small Business Edition
着眼于小型商务用户市场的新版本。十分类似于 Professional Edition。
Longhorn Mobility/Tablet PC Edition
类似于 Windows XP Tablet PC Edition。
Longhorn "Uber" Edition
客户版本和商业版本的全新产品版本，包括家庭版, 超值版, 专业版, 小企业版, 以及 Tablet PC 版本（但没有 Starter 版）的所有特性。
所有这些都不是产品的最终名称，当然，除了 Starter Edition 外所有的版本都将同时支持 32位和64位平台。在我看来，微软公司即将面临的问题之一就是很难传递每个 SKU 之间的不同点。我将对针对这个问题如何进行开 发非常感兴趣。我建议减少 SKUs，仅仅提供客户版本和商业版本就够了。客户版本本来就应该包括家庭版和超值/媒体中心版中的一切，而商业版 本则应包括专业版，小企业版，以及 Tablet PC 版的特性。
此外，虽然微软公司曾考虑过完全不发布 Longhorn 的零售版本，而是要求购买新的个人电脑以获取此款操 作系统，但是这些计划已经被取消了。就像 Windows XP 一样，各种各样的 Longhorn 版本将以零售和 OEM（PC 制造商）的方式发售。
持续更新的的文章
就像我所有的“通向 Longhorn 之路”文章一样，我将在今年期间不断更新这一版的文章，只要有新的 信息。两次明确的更新将会在今年的四月和九月，分别在 WinHEC 和 PDC 2005 展览期 间。但是有其他更新时，我亦会在这里发布。
--Paul Thurrott
2005年1月11日
更新于 2005年1月12日; 2005年1月13日
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原文：The Road to Windows "Longhorn" 2005
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_preview_2005.asp
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