Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 99 Wed. September 01, 2004       StarTech Microsoft sets 2006 launch for 'Longhorn' The next version of the Windows operating system, Microsoft Corp.'s flagship product, will ship in 2006, the world's largest software maker said on August 27, 2004. That's the first time that Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft has committed to a launch target for the ambitious upgrade to Windows, code-named Longhorn. Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates talks about Longhorn at the Comdex convention in Las Vegas in this November 16 file photo. PHOTO: Reuters