If the filesystem itself was modeled after a database (which it can be argued it is, somewhat), it's not much of a stretch for WinFS to have been a thing.
I was looking forward to seeing it in action based on reports of what it was.
I was looking forward to seeing it in action based on reports of what it was.
WinFS imposed all of those things and the associated overheads and much, much more every time you accessed anything.