GEEK TIME AGAIN!

There’s a short review of a Longhorn prerelease that makes me realize the next version of Windows is going to be… well, just as ugly and poorly designed as it ever has been.

In case you don’t know (and want to), Longhorn is the code name for the next major upgrade of Windows. Already years late, the upgrade was supposed to be a huge technological change, kind of like going from Mac OS 8 to Mac OS X. However, as they’ve been getting more and more behind on the project, they have been dropping features and improvements like a camel drops people who don’t know how to ride camels.

Hell, the difference between the underlying technology of Mac OS 10.3 and 10.4 was amazing, and probably more impressive than anything Microsoft has been able to do with Longhorn. I say that knowing, however, that I do not know the details for Longhorn like I do for the Mac OS.

Finally, it’s good to see that Microsoft has still failed to hire designers for its interface. The pics in the review show that Windows is still ugly. BUTT UGLY. And not just ugly, but poorly designed and implemented.

I almost feel sorry for Microsoft. It’s like watching a big, lumbering mob boss who has the power and the fear on his side, but really is a village idiot in disguise.