rethinking WinFS story
I have been thinkng more on WinFS since I posted the last post.
Several sites still list WinFS as going in beta 2nd half 2k6. Which was based on statements that MS made in regards to the platform.
I was thinking more along the Lines of a r2 release cycle which would be 2k8 for client 2k9 for servers if history maintains itself.
I am now thinking along the lines of the sql server.next. I don't think ms will wait for 5 years again to release the next sql server.
The data aspects that would be built into a C Omega based CLR would fit in quite well in such an enviroment, not to mention (unless w3 has become such a quagmire that it can't release standards any longer) xquery should be finished.
So it makes sense that a statement that WinFS would not be part of server by MS (makes more sense if WinFS is a client side api and they will have a different name for the server side api, but lets assume that WinFS is a Unified api)
So with that said. WinFX version 1 will be based on .net 2.0 for the most part. and be in the first release in client and server release of LH. Closely followed by sql server.net which will have .net 3.0 in it with the C Omega technologies. at that time the unified store will roll out. this gives times for an upgrade path for exchange 12, etc etc to be imlemented and tested and have a very clear platform
I believe this will be released a year after server and before the R2 server platforms. but probably with the R2 of the client.
Douglas