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Re: I'm gonna have to call BS on this story.
It's not so much about developing the technology, believe it or not MS is a lot further along than they are saying.

I don't believe it. Microsoft historically delivers less than it promises.


How about an all out attack on the patents they hold for FAT? Hmmm, destroy that patent ,and the ones on top of it start falling apart too. (As in new patents on WinFS.)

I don't believe this either. It's like saying you can't patent a tread design unless you also have a patent on the wheel.


Why does this concern them? Well besides the ton of money from licenses, it would also mean others (open source maybe?) might be able to duplicate it and MS would have no legal recourse.

There's a whole array of open source files systems from which you can choose according to your needs. Many of them are light years ahead of Microsoft's offerings. Don't you get bored endlessly repeating nonsense?


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Again?!  Linux_Developer | 12/10/04
MS doesn't care.  alterego_z | 12/10/04
Yes and no.  Linux_Developer | 12/10/04
MS doesn't care  Gackto | 12/10/04
Message has been deleted.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/11/04
what?  Gackto | 12/11/04
Over your head, huh?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/12/04
really  Gackto | 12/13/04
Gackto... How is it in that alternate universe?  MacCanuck | 12/13/04
Apples are better than any PC on the Market  nucrash | 12/13/04
AMD 64 or AMD FX chips  Gackto | 12/13/04
But apples are totally proprietary.  wizzzer | 12/14/04
"Long Awaited" or "Long Promised"  Jomo_z | 12/10/04
I asked for it.  gordon@... | 12/10/04
Message has been deleted.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/11/04
You asked for what....?  Jomo_z | 12/12/04
The 50,000 jpg's in one directory  drbasic | 12/13/04
Vaporhorn  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 12/11/04
Microsoft had better deliver on their promises ...  George Mitchell | 12/10/04
Here it is straight from the source  htotten | 12/10/04
WHY ? Monopolies do not deliver on promises. (NT)  Update victim | 12/13/04
Surprise, Surprise  rpmyers1 | 12/10/04
Message has been deleted.  FirstNLastN | 12/10/04
Maybe they are too busy fixing IE ...  George Mitchell | 12/10/04
I'm gonna have to call BS on this story.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/04
Sorry, Couldn't Read Your Reply  itanalyst | 12/10/04
Excellent, your not reading my post is very satisfying to me.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/04
Only Because You Are Posting Your Typical Micro$hill Stuff  itanalyst | 12/10/04
And still you rant with no knowledge.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/04
ROTFLMAO!!! No Knowledge? That's Like Calling MS Bob A Masterpiece  itanalyst | 12/10/04
I'd criticise you for the insult, but...  Linux_Developer | 12/10/04
WinFS TimeFrame  htotten | 12/10/04
Quite a typo...  gfeier | 12/10/04
ROTFLMAO!!! That Deserves A 9!!  itanalyst | 12/10/04
DITTO!  htotten | 12/10/04
Good one Mettler  FilledOut | 12/10/04
LOL!! good one ...9.5 (nt)  el1jones | 12/11/04
You folks are clearly missing what I am telling you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/04
Wow, that's a great way to win people over!  Linux_Developer | 12/10/04
You seem to think I care.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/10/04
when it is about ms, you do care  JasonL31 | 12/11/04
Went right over the top of your head...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/12/04
You folks are clearly missing what I am telling you  X41 | 12/12/04
From another source...  B.O.F.H. | 12/10/04
I think this is what you meant to say.  Linux_Developer | 12/10/04
I read what you wrote, No_Ax...  Anton Philidor | 12/10/04
Two ways to see it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/12/04
Re: I'm gonna have to call BS on this story.  none none | 12/11/04
no-ax, I'm gonna have to call BS on YOU  JasonL31 | 12/12/04
Message has been deleted.  ahkjmu@... | 12/12/04
Nice extra underscore in name  FilledOut | 12/13/04
BS call  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/13/04
Wonderful article  Unicornrider | 12/10/04
It's The Same Gates Song And Dance  itanalyst | 12/10/04
This is a shame  NonZealot | 12/10/04
re: this is a shame  Iain_Peters | 12/10/04
Not really.  Linux_Developer | 12/10/04
Good post. *thumbs up* (NT)  NonZealot | 12/11/04
The problem with Reiser 4 ...  George Mitchell | 12/12/04
Dont Quit Your Day Job...  DragonBRockin | 12/10/04
Been Working With Them 20+ Years  itanalyst | 12/11/04
I'm gonna have to call Mike Cox on this story. . . (nt)  Plain Logic | 12/10/04
Guess the meeting wasn't as successful as hoped.  Anton Philidor | 12/10/04
Yes Anton, we do remember...  John Le'Brecage | 12/11/04
Who Cries for Le'Brecage  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/14/04
I Love it!  Letophoro | 12/10/04
more secure for who  JasonL31 | 12/11/04
the only people upset about losing the new file system are media and spywar  JasonL31 | 12/11/04
WinFS won't be done until FOSS is completely locked out  Seething Ganglia | 12/11/04
Good Gawd, Someone caught on.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/12/04
Re: WinFS won't be done until FOSS is completely locked out  none none | 12/12/04
Not quite...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/12/04
Light slowly dawning  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/13/04
Sounds like we're going to be waiting a long time ...  George Mitchell | 12/12/04
Free software is out running Microsoft  George Mitchell | 12/11/04
Waiting on MS, not hardly  FilledOut | 12/11/04
A new world record!  CobraA1 | 12/11/04
A couple of guesses...  gfeier | 12/12/04
I just hope ms still gives us a choice  JasonL31 | 12/12/04
WinFS runs ON TOP OF NTFS!  George Mitchell | 12/12/04
And why is MS doing it this way?  George Mitchell | 12/12/04
Good discussion, but I have a question.  htotten | 12/12/04
Breaking compatibility  George Mitchell | 12/12/04
But Linux is cheap software...  Anton Philidor | 12/12/04
Because it has already been done with GPL software  George Mitchell | 12/12/04
Good thoughts  htotten | 12/12/04
You're kidding, right? (NT)  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/13/04

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