[link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1640211,00.asp|Microsoft to Gut Longhorn to Make 2006 Delivery Date]

"... The end result? Longhorn is going to be a lot more of an evolutionary than a revolutionary Windows release.

"Longhorn is going to stop being a whole new thing and more of an XP with a lot of good new stuff," said one developer close to Microsoft, who requested anonymity."

This is a big opportunity for both teh Mac and Linux on the desktop.