WinFS Delayed Indefinitely
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Once a hailed as a cornerstone of Longhorn, WinFS has continually been pushed back with CNET claiming that it could be &quot;several more years &quot; before it actually makes its way into actual operating systems.
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Microsoft Corp will ship the next version of Windows in 2006. To get &#39;Longhorn&#39; shipped on time, Microsoft had to sacrifice a key component of the system, called WinFS, reported China Radio International Saturday.
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Volume-license customers can get their hands on the new Microsoft OS, but everybody else will have to wait till January. In Monkey Bites.
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Microsoft&#39;s decision to axe WinFS from Longhorn provides the company with an opportunity to expand the technology to work with multiple systems.
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Microsoft Corp.  on  Thursday failed to quash fears that a new version of its  Windows software system would be further delayed, stirring  concerns that a new technology cycle tied to the upgrade could  be put on hold.
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Even after Windows Vista SP1 is released, users should wait another six months before moving to the OS, says David Milman, the CEO of Rescuecom, a chain of onsite support franchises.
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Microsoft will ship its next Windows client code-named Longhorn in 2006 as originally promised -- but without the next-generation file system known as WinFS.
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Microsoft&#39;s long-planned new file system is likely still many years away from being a part of the company&#39;s server operating system.
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Microsoft officials are aware of InfoWorld's "Save XP" petition effort, which is asking the company to keep Windows XP for sale indefinitely rather than drop the popular OS from most sales outlets on June 30 as planned.A spokesperson noted that Microsoft had already delayed XP's demise by six months from its original Dec. 31, 2007, end-of-sales date, as software vendors, customers, and others complained that the deadline was too soon, coming less than a year after Windows Vista's release. "That's what informed our decision to extend the availability of XP initially and what will continue to guide us," another spokesperson told Computerworld Australia.The first spokesperson told InfoWorld that Microsoft's rationale for the June 30 end-of-sales date has not changed since the delay it announced in September, though Microsoft officials continued to monitor customer feedback and had taken note of the petition effort, which has gathered more than 85,000 signatures as of the evening of Friday, Feb. 8. "We're aware of it but are listening first and foremost to feedback we hear from partners and customers about what makes sense based on their needs," the second spokesperson told Computerworld Australia.The first spokesperson expressed some surprise at the resistance some users have expressed to adopting Vista, recalling that many users were upset that Vista's original release had been delayed. She also noted that Microsoft has several options for people to install XP on new systems after June 30 and that the company planned on supporting XP for some time after it is no longer available for sale.
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Microsoft's decision to cut WinFS from its Longhorn release means another delay for the Microsoft Business Framework, which promises to make it easier for developers to write business applications for the Windows platform.
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Why it might be a better idea to wait until you need a new PC to get the latest version of Windows.
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U.S. government office not yet upgrading to Windows Vista, Office 2007, or IE 7.
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Compatibility issues A delayed update to Microsoft's application development suite looks unlikely to fully work with Windows Vista.â¦
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The Windows Future Storage (WinFS) technology that got cut out of Windows &quot;Longhorn&quot; is in serious trouble, and not just the hot water a feature might encounter for missing its intended production vehicle.
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48167 Days and 23 hours to create CD It's been almost nine months since we first reported on Windows Vista's inability to copy, delete and move files without stalling indefinitely, and yet the problem continues.â¦
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Some say Win XP SP2 enhancements cause conflicts, don't protect as claimed.
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The vendors will collaborate on their approaches to PC quarantines, but Microsoft&#39;s Network Access Protection gets delayed by more than a year.