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Longhorn to be Released in 2006, Sans WinFS

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the rapid-turnaround-times dept.

skillio writes "Everyone's favorite OS maven, Bill Gates, announced a release date for Longhorn on Friday. He confirms what many had suspected - Microsoft will attempt to complete this release in calendar year 2006. The most notable element of this announcement was Gates' admission that WinFS, Microsoft's next-generation file system, would not be complete in time for this release - surprising, since this was the most hyped component of the next iteration of Windows."

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  1. Re:the later the better by cortana · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Marketing. WinFS sounds sexy. It will get the Windows geeks talking about the revolutionary never-before-seen features, and when the Windows geeks are lusting over the next version of Windows, they 'ain't convertin' to Linux.

    It's the old bait and switch. Now that WinFS has served its purpose, it's being moved back to the _next_ version of Windows after Longhorn. But don't worry, Longhorn+1 will be the best version of Windows EVER! It has this revolutionary new filesystem, WinFS. It will also be faster, easier to use, more compatible and more secure! Why risk changing to another operating system when the next version of Windows will be everything you have ever wanted, AND MORE?