Why isn WinFS going to be included in Windows Vista?
? A: In August 2004, Microsoft announced that it would not include the WinFS data storage engine in Windows Vista, but would instead ship that technology in beta form when Windows Vista debuted in late 2006. Microsoft still has tentative plans to include WinFS with Longhorn Server, and will likely ship WinFS for Windows Vista when Longhorn Server ships in 2007. Even though Windows Vista will not include WinFS, it will still include virtually all of the end user search features that Microsoft had originally promised. Microsoft describes this feature–which is essentially instant desktop search–as “Find My Stuff.” According to the company, the inclusion of WinFS will make Find My Stuff even more powerful. But as I’ll demonstrate in my Windows Vista Beta 1 review (available August 3), the instant desktop search functionality in Windows Vista is still quite powerful, and arguably superior to similar features in Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” or Windows add-on products such as MSN Toolbar Suite wit
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