Thanks to AthleticTrainer1981 for posting this in the forums.
It would appear that previous reports suggesting large feature cuts from Longhorn were untrue / exaggerated. Although Microsoft will cut some features, Paul Thurrott writes that the cuts will not affect Avalon (visual), WinFS (file system), or Indigo (communications), the 3 pillars of longhorn. Good news!
"According to Microsoft sources, a "BusinessWeek" report that detailed cutbacks in the Longhorn feature set was a bit exaggerated. Although Microsoft will indeed cut features as the product gets closer to fruition, the company is now saying that none of the features the company demonstrated at Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2003 in October will be cut, and that the three main pillars of the product--the Avalon presentation layer, the WinFS storage engine, and the Indigo collaboration components--will appear in the next major Windows release as planned."
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