Hal Berenson wrote what is probably the best series of articles explaining WinFS: What it was, how it would have worked, and why it failed.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metafilter.com&#x2F;134799&#x2F;WinFS-what-it-could-have-been-and-why-it-failed" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metafilter.com&#x2F;134799&#x2F;WinFS-what-it-could-have-be...</a>