Microsoft Uncertain About WinFS for XP

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."

Comments

Hate to say it.

[Quasar1999]

But I told you so http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=141645&cid=118 66750

But why bother backporting?

[77Punker]

How many people with WinXP with FAT32 or NTFS would actually format their drives to get the cool new filesystem? I wouldn't!

I feel really bad for Microsoft...

[beathyate]

... oh wait, no I don't.

Breathe the Vapor

[Doc Ruby]

Haha! It's still great vaporware. And a good test of whether someone will suck up any BS Microsoft spews.

Tiger Vs Longhorn

[Wizard Drongo]

I really hate to sound like a troll (because I'm not), but why does anyone even care about Microsoft anymore. What makes people care about the half-arsed 'features' Microsoft tries to wax lyrical about in it's death-throws. They're going down. It sounds like a troll to say this, but I honestly believe in maybe 5 years, 10 at the outset, Microsoft will sell Office, and that's about it. All the techheads/geeks will still have Linux. It will probably have the majority of the desktop, since HP, Dell and all the other big suppliers will start distributing it. For everyone else, who want a computer that "Just Works®", Apple will be there. I see Apple making some fairly large gains back into the marketplace in the next few years, if they play their cards right. Linux too. But Microsoft? Nah. They're dead. Longhorn needed to be out by this summer to give hem a fighting chance. They've blown it, and I think they know it. I doubt Longhorn will ever really see the light of day. I think there's a very good chance that XP will be the last widely-used microsoft OS. In 20 years time, they'll call the last years of the 00's "The Return of the Apple". Although I don't know who's more evil, Darth Bill, or his Steveness!