Longhorn Changes May Affect Microsoft's Tools Strategy

"The effects of Microsoft Corp.'s recent 'Longhorn' changes are trickling down to the developer division and could ultimately impact the company's tool strategy.

Microsoft officials earlier this month announced the company is cutting some key features, such as the WinFS file system, from Longhorn, the next major version of Windows, to meet its late-2006 deadline. That time frame, however, is also putting in question two significant development efforts: 'Orcas,' a future version of the Visual Studio tool set, and 'Avalon,' Longhorn's presentation-layer subsystem."

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