Microsoft Demands Removal Of Longhorn Images
Found on Slashdot on Tuesday, 26 April 2005
After the previously reported release of the Longhorn beta at this year's WinHEC, Neowin and other Windows sites are reporting that Microsoft is going around sending legal letters demanding removal of Longhorn Build 5048 screenshots. Paul Thurrott discusses it on his site, stating that Microsoft never told anyone beforehand not to post screenshots of the publicly available beta, and links to the new galleries he has up now. 'Enjoy it while it lasts.'
Apple went after their fans because of "leaked information"; now MS hunts those who provide a preview of Longhorn. Isn't that a tad too extreme? After all, Longhorn will be made available sooner or later (depending when MS finally manages that). It's not a top secret product that will never pe public. Plus, I guess it looks pretty much like that screaming eye-candy XP. Nothing I want to see.