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WinFS to be available in WinXP

Posted by Hemos on from the by-bits-and-dribbles dept.

ScooterMcGoo writes "According to a Microsoft Watch blog, WinFS is being back ported for Windows XP. From TFA: WinFS isn't dead, Tom Rizzo, Microsoft's director of product management for SQL Server, recently told Microsoft Watch. In fact, Microsoft is planning to provide an update on the technology at this year's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in September, he said. Rizzo said that Microsoft is busily back-porting the WinFS file-system technology to Windows XP. It's unclear if Microsoft also is porting WinFS to Windows Server 2003, but such a move would be likely, given that the Redmond software vendor is doing so with Avalon and Indigo."

6 of 428 comments (clear)

  1. Aha, that explains it ... by ggvaidya · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought the Bill-Gates-as-borg icon had a slightly wider smile today ...

  2. WinVapor by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 5, Funny

    WinFS announcements are one of Microsoft's most popular products. Thanks for the upgrade!

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  3. Microsoft has hired... by lbmouse · · Score: 5, Funny

    Frankie Avalon and The Indigo Girls?

  4. Re:Sure... by wolfgang_spangler · · Score: 5, Funny
    If Microsoft wants to make WinFS a fundamental part of their strategy, they must back port it. Forcing developers to upgrade before they can develop is foolhardy.


    I think you misspelled "monopoly"
  5. Re:What's left for Longhorn? by loraksus · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'll find out in 2010.

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  6. Re:WinFS by goofyspouse · · Score: 5, Funny

    "So not only is it a file system, it is also a search engine."

    Man: WinFS is a desert topping.
    Woman: No, it's a floor wax.
    Man: Desert topping!
    Woman: Floor wax!
    Announcer: You are both right...WinFS is both a desert topping *and* a floor wax.