As I read this article I’m reminded of the failed WinFS project that was set to launch with Longhorn (which of course became Vista). It was meant to replace the

As I read this article I’m reminded of the failed WinFS project that was set to launch with Longhorn (which of course became Vista). It was meant to replace the classic notion of working with named files with a seamless relational database of metadata. It was supposed to be a signature feature of Longhorn but it was likely way too ambitious for its time and was eventually cut. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFS