Ballmer Says Longhorn Wave Is Coming

Ballmer Says Longhorn Wave Is Coming: "This year has been a quiet one for Longhorn, the next version of Windows, although that situation is going to change, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Interviewed by Gartner analysts this week during the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2004 conference in Orlando, Florida, Ballmer said that the Longhorn wave of products--which will include new versions of Microsoft Office, Windows, and Windows Server, among other products--is finally on track.
Ballmer touched on one of the more controversial Longhorn topics--the recently delayed WinFS storage engine--and noted that progress is being made, 'just not good enough for the 2006 [Longhorn client] delivery.' Instead, WinFS will ship as a free Longhorn add-on a year later, when Longhorn Server ships.
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According to recent internal schedules I've seen, Longhorn and Office 12 are set to arrive concurrently on May 22, 2006."