I think you are talking about this.
Edit: I spoke with a friend of mine who works at Micro$oft about "longhorn", and his synopsis was that they are improving the API's and interfaces to allow developers better access to a richer toolset (driven by troubles developers have with .NET). The presentation layer (and API's) is being reworked as a project called "Avalon". They are incorporating a small SQL Server engine to manage the file system which will enable people to store data in more complicated structures (rather than the current hierarchical file system), and changes in the communication infrastructure (codename "Indigo") to base inter-program communication on Microsoft's XML (XAML).
Sounds like the MCP (ala. TRON) is attaching some more functions (ala. Internet Explorer, SQL Server, C#, XAML and .NET components). Further making Microsoft applications THE only choice for the Microsoft operating system.
Edit: I spoke with a friend of mine who works at Micro$oft about "longhorn", and his synopsis was that they are improving the API's and interfaces to allow developers better access to a richer toolset (driven by troubles developers have with .NET). The presentation layer (and API's) is being reworked as a project called "Avalon". They are incorporating a small SQL Server engine to manage the file system which will enable people to store data in more complicated structures (rather than the current hierarchical file system), and changes in the communication infrastructure (codename "Indigo") to base inter-program communication on Microsoft's XML (XAML).
Sounds like the MCP (ala. TRON) is attaching some more functions (ala. Internet Explorer, SQL Server, C#, XAML and .NET components). Further making Microsoft applications THE only choice for the Microsoft operating system.