Longhorn ambitions trimmed down

Linc

Microsoft axing some features as it works to get an alpha version ready. One of the key items getting scaled back is WinFS, their new unified storage system.

Microsoft is not cutting back on its vision, Sullivan said. Instead the company is clipping features and functionality, without taking away the core of the improvements it promised, so it can deliver the product in a reasonable time frame. "We're determining the work that will enable us to deliver that vision and figuring out what is not core," Sullivan said.

Shoot for the moon... then get realistic, I guess.

Source: InfoWorld