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The mystery of Windows 8's new 'Protogon' file system

Mary Jo Foley investigates a mysterious new file system, called Protogon, which is buried within builds of Windows 8. She considers whether this is a replacement for NTFS or perhaps something less radical.

fatstarr4704d ago

wow wow this could be big Microsoft may get rid of ntfs wowm this is scary hope its wrong because if they make some mistakes its gonna be over. cant wait for all these press conferences in the coming week.

Sahil4704d ago

I am waiting for an official feedback after the release of beta, which could arrive in autumn:)

fatstarr4704d ago (Edited 4704d ago )

yes i got the hookups to receive the beta key as well cant wait so many things to look forward to this year.

Sahil4704d ago

cool.. then i'm counting on you for the review :)

fatstarr4703d ago

yea once i test it out i will probbly make a blog post about it.
i plan on running it off one of my old dual core laptops that has 2gbs of ram it should be good

hazelamy4703d ago

2 gig will probably be ok for windows 8.
i'd get more if you want to run any other software though.

just_looken4702d ago

i already seen windows 8 being installed/used via a video checkout lkl34 on youtube its under favorites. win8 is basically reskinned win7 with new bells/whistles

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Microsoft OneDrive Is Ditching Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

The cloud storage platform will drop support for older versions of Windows in early 2022.

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Former Windows chief reveals Microsoft’s reaction to the iPad

Microsoft responded with Windows 8 and its Surface RT tablet.

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Microsoft’s Panos Panay discusses the past and future of Surface

In the earliest days of the Surface, it was hard to shake the notion that the line was something of a reference design for Windows 8.

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