Argh, this is confusing. How do you know what the next generation of Windows (longhorn?!) will do in this regard, has it been published anywhere?
Yes, first longhorn, after that, blackcomb. You can ask Microsoft for a License, from the http://www.windowsbeta.microsoft.com web site You can also get it few with a MSDN universal subscription, that costs various thousands of dollars a year. lots of info about it at http://www.msdn.com/longhorn/
Ivan.