Re:WinFX != .Net Framework (Score 1)

Actually WinFX is not "the next iteration of the .NET BCL" either. WinFX is a set of Windows specific APIs built on top of .NET 2.0 runtime and framework. In other words, there will be no new runtime or framework for Vista. WinFX itself is really three sets of APIs rolled under one umbrella:

• Windows Presentation Foundsation (WPF) - provides scalable vector 2d, 3d, rich documents, etc... the "blinking lights" as they say
• Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) - provides communication support for SOAP and WS-* specs, P2P, supports pluggable protocols/wire formats
• Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF) - provides support for creating workflows (used by Office12 for example).

It's also important to note that WinFX is not tied to Vista either. There are different set of APIs within the WinFX umbrella that are going to be available on 2003 and XPSP2 as well. Most likely (perhaps obviously) however, the v1 release of WinFX for all platforms will coincide with Vista's release.