Longhorn cuts delay Microsoft Business Framework
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
By cutting WinFS from Longhorn and indefinitely delaying the storage system, Microsoft has also again delayed the Microsoft Business Framework (MBF), a new Windows programming layer that is closely tied to WinFS.
Developers will now have to wait longer for MBF, which promises to make it easier to write business applications for the Windows platform by moving some of the base-level code out of the applications and into the operating system. MBF sits on top of the .Net framework and provides basic functions such as order entry and general ledger for application developers to build on.