Microsoft internal schedules for Longhorn
The dates on Longhorn has consistently been slipping for the past one / one and a half years. In fact it has slipped so much that Microsoft has stopped giving any definite dates on the release.
Paul Thurrott has however managed to get hold of some internal schedules at Microsoft that suggest that the Beta 1 for Longhorn is scheduled for Feburary 16, 2005 and the final release is scheduled for May 22, 2006.
Source: https://www.windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthurrott/Article...
If these dates are at all credible it looks like we will finally get to lay our hands on Longhorn much earlier than anticipated.