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It's no secret that I have almost no respect for most of the “journalists” that cover our industry. My inbox is full of reasons why every morning and today it contained yet another perfect example:

Promising fast and efficient PC and network searches is the goal of BlackBall's BlackMagic, especially in the wake of Microsoft postponing the release WinFS until 2009. ZDNet's David Berlind talks with BlackBall Chief Executive Bob Brown.

WinFS is postponed until 2009? A hyperlink points to an article from last week (emphasis mine):

Microsoft does plan to include WinFS in the client version of Longhorn, which is expected to ship by mid-2006. And Muglia said WinFS will be included in the server version of Longhorn, slated to debut in 2007. However, "some of the functionality of WinFS and some of the scenarios may be limited in terms of what it can do. I don't know that we will have all of the scale to the level where we would like to have it, so that you could use it for very high-volume enterprise servers," he said.

Eh? Wha?

Some probably see this as anti-MSFT, but really I think it's just incompetency and makes me question the state of “journalism” in the industry. I need to get my industry news somehow, but things like this seem far too common and aren't confined to one or two sources.

Am I missing out on a respected, competent news source? How do you keep on top of what's going on outside of your little corner of the world? 

Posted: May 19 2004, 10:30 AM by jeffreykey | with 8 comment(s)
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Ryan Farley said:

I totally agree. Just another reason why I love blogs. You get to hear of news from people on the inside as well as the community take on it. If it weren't for some of the big name bloggers out there we'd have a tough time getting real and accurate info (even though it's usually not an "official" word, it is nice to hear it from big named in the industry - just as if you were talking about it around the water cooler at work.)

-Ryan
# May 19, 2004 11:56 AM

Jeff Key said:

I agree. Now if I can only find one or two good enterprise Java/Linux blogs...
# May 19, 2004 12:14 PM

15Seconds said:

I'll shamelessly promote our sister site www.internetnews.com and let you decide for yourselves.

BTW, here is a passage from a CNET.com article (http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-5212077.html?tag=cd.lede), "Advanced search features that Gates has termed the "Holy Grail" of Longhorn, the next major version of Windows, won't be fully in place until 2009, Bob Muglia, the senior vice president in charge of Windows server development, told CNET News.com."

The article continues ... "The technology, called WinFS, is an add-on the Windows file system ..."

Still continues ... "WinFS will be included in the server version of Longhorn, slated to debut in 2007. However, "some of the functionality of WinFS and some of the scenarios may be limited in terms of what it can do."

So, this is where they get 2009 from. The reasons for the misinformation or bad analysis, however, I cannot say because I do not know.
# May 19, 2004 12:38 PM

Eric G. Harrison said:

Does Slashdot count? After all, they proclaim themselves as "News For Nerds". :)

I kid, I kid...
# May 19, 2004 12:44 PM

Jeff Key said:

Thanks, 15Secs, I'll check it out.

Regarding the article, I read that too. Still don't know where they got "Microsoft postponing the release WinFS until 2009". Missing a feature is one thing, but "postpoing the release" of the entire product is malarkey. :)
# May 19, 2004 1:37 PM

15Seconds said:

You may also want to check out crn.com and newsfactor.com. These aren't part of our network, but they are similar to internetnews.com in that they are trade publications, rather consumer publications such as news.com and zdnet.com.
# May 19, 2004 1:44 PM

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# May 19, 2004 3:15 PM

Rich C said:

I suffered from the same moment of shock when I read the article regarding BlackBall. I had to stop and think, "Have I been out of tune that much in the last week?" (answer: NO!)

I consider the possibility that Bob Brown mentions to David Berlind, "You know, WinFS is postponed until 2009. Yeah, you guys even ran an article about it." At this point, Berlind does a quick check, sees 2009 and WinFS in the same sentence and runs with it. Brown gets a much bigger plug for his product and no one is the wiser... 'cept us in the blog community that talk too much!
# May 19, 2004 10:24 PM