According to this article on znet; Microsoft previews Avalon graphics engine Link , "Microsoft on Friday offered a public preview of Avalon, its all-new graphics and presentation engine for Windows." "Avalon was originally a key pillar of Longhorn--the next version of Windows--but the company decided last year to also make it available as an add-on to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003." It sounds very interesting. Warning(!), the article also says; "The company recommended t...