Everyone I have worked with from the Midori team has been very impressive. Regardless of the direct success of the project, I believe it (to some extent) improved the quality of Microsoft's engineering culture.
Engineering culture especially in he Windows NT kernel was always impressive. A search for David Cutler the lead behind Windows NT immediately also talks about engineering.
That said, Midori influenced later many team, including the .NET one.
That said, Midori influenced later many team, including the .NET one.