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The filesystem is the lowest level structure on a partition of the harddrive or other persistant data device used by the OS to store and access data.

"You can't tell me there haven't been times you had a hard time finding a file or opening lots of files to see if it's the one you want, everyone does."

That's an organization problem by the user - which unfortunately there's not much that can be done about. Sure, improving search helps, but it's only a band-aid solution and does not address the problem directly.

"It is long past time that our computers start storing information the way people use it and stop forcing users to learn what a directory structure is or how to use it."

I don't see WinFS as doing that. In fact, it's impossible because people organize their information in so many ways. There is no single method that people use to organize their stuff.

I personally could never really use the "START" menu. I really preferred the Windows 3.11 way of having my stuff in groups. But I guess some people do like it, otherwise Windows wouldn't have it. So yes, people do organize differently from each other.
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he, he, he  dg mh | 08/29/05
We'll see,,,  dprahn | 08/29/05
:\  nucrash | 08/29/05
Bwahahahahhaha!!! Yeah damnit!!!  Jeff Spicoli | 08/29/05
Re: We'll see  Otto_Delete | 08/29/05
Reiser4 will already outperform WinFS (wt)  Anti_Zealot | 08/29/05
Nothing wishful about it..  fmcgowan | 08/29/05
Started deploying it....  Mike Cox | 08/29/05
What a joke.  OldMarine | 08/29/05
Ok thats a 7  DemonX | 08/29/05
Mike Cox's Rep - R.I.P.  itanalyst | 08/29/05
that was beautiful...  wimbo_z | 08/29/05
Solid 8.5!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 08/29/05
Mike I question your judgement here  duclod | 08/29/05
Always fun to read about newbies  gagnon_pascal@... | 08/29/05
Fished in!!!! (NT)  James T. Kirk | 08/30/05
That's it....  theace18 | 08/29/05
8.0  in-DUH-vidual | 08/29/05
Mike - You're a Master of Satire...  IT Makes Sense | 08/30/05
re: Started deploying it....  justmeinok@... | 08/30/05
Now a MCSE for Mike!  gagnon_pascal@... | 08/30/05
WinFS (Real Soon Now)  Techscan | 08/29/05
And It will come with DRM integrated. (NT)  hal9000mx | 08/29/05
Man I sure hope so.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
Is it a filesystem?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/29/05
Nope  Yensi717 | 08/29/05
Everything you've said is true, but  fmcgowan | 08/29/05
Because...  Yensi717 | 08/30/05
OK; that covers part of it.  fmcgowan | 08/30/05
Where do you draw the line tic?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/29/05
Not lines, cylinders  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/05
Bu tyou didn't answer the question...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
Lines . . .  CobraA1 | 08/30/05
So, why not use Google Desktop?  jim_oflaherty | 08/30/05
That is of course a possiblity.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
This one is about API  FADS_z | 08/30/05
How can anyone say what WinFS provides?  fmcgowan | 08/30/05
Anyone still uses 20 year old software?  FADS_z | 08/31/05
Unless you are the MS product manager  fmcgowan | 08/31/05
Foolishness  Anti_Zealot | 08/31/05
Do I need any file system?  FirstNLastN | 08/29/05
I bet by tomorrow there will be a virus for the beta!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 08/29/05
Shooting themselves in the foot...  Yensi717 | 08/29/05
Not really, it may work in their favor.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/29/05
layering on top of the existing junk  Jeff Spicoli | 08/29/05
Well, that is the opinion of a tiny minority  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/29/05
I am curious.  fmcgowan | 08/30/05
An answer for you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/31/05
It was an attempt to answer, anyway. (NT)  fmcgowan | 08/31/05
WinFS - WINdowsFables&Stories  The Rifleman | 08/29/05
sick of lies  Linux Geek | 08/29/05
You lose  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/29/05
No, that's a BETA.  Zogg | 08/30/05
Second loser.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
People are seeing a BETA.  Zogg | 08/30/05
Fact is, someone has indeed seen it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/31/05
Writing code?  mds_z | 08/31/05
Microsoft, R.I.P.  Jeff Spicoli | 08/29/05
Gawd Jeff, get over yourself  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/29/05
Poor Jeff....  Scrat | 08/30/05
Sad isn't it?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
I do often wonder...  rapson | 08/30/05
We can only hope...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
The problem is...  rapson | 08/30/05
Wait until Linus T. Dies, you'll see martyrs all day long.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
Too bad...  Wolfie2K3 | 08/30/05
No, it won't  CobraA1 | 08/30/05
Searching?  CobraA1 | 08/30/05
Windows Sucks.  directx | 08/30/05
Not as badly as your posting.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
Do we really need another file system?  IT Makes Sense | 08/30/05
You must first define "we".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
WinFS is not a file system but yes, geeks do need this  marksashton | 08/30/05
Perhaps I didn't make my point clearly...  IT Makes Sense | 08/30/05
Becaue the existing systems are not working!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
Joe Average should not be exposed to the file system...  IT Makes Sense | 08/30/05
Thank you for agreeing!!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
Uh....  Wolfie2K3 | 08/30/05
Yup, you got it in one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/05
He isn't *really* even now.  fmcgowan | 08/31/05
OK; I hit a wrong key...  fmcgowan | 08/31/05
As usual, clulessness abounds on ZDNET Talkback  marksashton | 08/30/05
cluelessness  pigeonhead52 | 08/30/05
One question  CobraA1 | 08/30/05
Not sure how this will work, maybe .....  hipparchus2000 | 08/31/05
To: Linux Geek, No_Ax_to_Grind, Zog, and mds  The Rifleman | 08/31/05

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