Digital Home Thoughts: Microsoft Cuts Back Longhorn Features - I Wonder What's Missing?

"Microsoft is sacrificing some features it planned for Longhorn as it works to deliver its first beta of the next Windows client next year, a company spokesperson says. Microsoft set out an ambitious vision for Longhorn last October at its Professional Developers Conference. The company said the operating system would offer major improvements over Windows XP in the way it handles graphics, files, and communications. Microsoft forecast a 2006 release."

There were some very cool digital media-related features for audio, video, and photos that were shown in relation to Longhorn - I hope Microsoft realizes the importance of digital media (I think they do) and they don't end up cutting that functionality from Longhorn.