Longhorn/Whidbey/Yukon Release Date Summary

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Whidbey is the codename for Visual Studio 2005 and the next release of the .NET Framework (2.0). Yukon is the codename for the next release of SQL Server - SQL Server 2005.

Longhorn is the codename for the next major Windows release.

Changes since the last update are indicated in red

Dates 

• Whidbey/Visual Studio 2005  
     
  • Whidbey/VS 2005 Beta 2 with "Go Live" license - Late March/Early April 2005 [2, 4]   
  • Whidbey/VS 2005 RTM Release Candidate first half  mid 2005 September 2005 [2, 4]
     
• Longhorn - now without WinFS, Avalon, Indigo [3]  
   
• First Longhorn Beta - February 16 June 2005  [3]    
• Longhorn (Desktop) - May 22, 2006 2nd-half 2006 - w/o WinFS, Avalon, Indigo     [3]      
• Longhorn Server - 2007 [1]

Links

• [1] Straightening Out the 'Longhorn' Time Frame eWeek - May 17 2004  
• [2] Visual Studio 2005 Nears Second Beta, 'Go Live' Status eWeek - Jan 21 2005  
• [3] Microsoft to Release Longhorn Beta 1 in June TheServerSide.NET - Feb 8 2005 
• [4] Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 beta 2 delayed pc world - Mar 11, 2005