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Microsoft Uncertain About WinFS for XP

Posted by samzenpus on from the still-deciding dept.

Ant writes "As a follow-up to WinFS to be available in WinXP story from a few days ago, BetaNews reports that Microsoft (MS) stopped short of confirming reports that it plans to back-port its next-generation WinFS file system architecture to Windows XP. MS tells BetaNews it is only evaluating the move while also acknowledging WinFS is still years off. "We are currently evaluating making the WinFS storage subsystem available on this platform and will make the decision based on what is best for customers." a Microsoft spokesperson told BetaNews."

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  1. Re:WinFS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I will send $25 via paypal to anyone who kills the parent poster. While they're sleeping would be great.

  2. Nigga, please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Microsoft is full of shit about back-porting WinFS to XP.

    WinFS was supposed to be in, what, the last three new versions of Windows? And each time, they crossed it off the features list so they could get those versions of Windows out the door and suck more money out of their customers.

    By the time Microsoft gets their shit together and WinFS finally makes into a shipping version of Windows, they'll be killing off support for XP and forcing stragglers to upgrade.