More twists and turns on the road to Longhorn
MS-Watch | at | by Mike
Looks like a 'Shorthorn' release is officially off the table. But a new 'Windows XP Premium' bundle is in the works, as is a scaled-back version of the WinFS file system. Microsoft executives have been reticent to say more on its Windows client plans beyond that. But BusinessWeek has examined some alleged internal Microsoft e-mails and video clips pertaining to Longhorn's future.
One alleged e-mail from a senior Microsoft Windows executive, dated March 4, claims the company has decided to curtail its Windows file-storage system (WinFS) plans by allowing the file system to work on individual PCs with Longhorn client, but holding off on allowing WinFS to work over a corporate network until a later Windows release.