News.com: "It was Longhorn's [de opvolger van Windows XP] desktop that got the most thorough preview during Gates' keynote address at the company's Professional Developers Conference [Feedsters PDC-rubriek] (...) Among the features shown off were transparent windows, animated windows that pop open (...) and news and other information streamed onto the desktop via an RSS feed." Naar schatting ligt Longhorn pas in 2006 in de winkels.