Home Server - Shipped

We had a lot of really great feedback about this product when it was shown at the Vista After Hours events we did a few months ago

Here's the speech that the development team were given at the celebration party:

It started with a vision that an always available device on the home network was an essential ingredient of a Microsoft platform for the home. At first there was only one of us, then three, then five... We put together a plan for a plan and executed. The result was an ambitious, yet pragmatic product plan that would deliver real value to consumers. We formed a team of extremely passionate, diverse, and hard working people. Some will say we had great luck but we know the best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself. We had a spirit of getting it done, no matter what. We broke some rules but never any laws. A community of highly enthusiastic customers rose around us. We made them part of the development process and rewarded them and they amplified our efforts. We made some mistakes…and corrected them. We took a few risks…and they paid off. In April 2005 we said we’d ship V1 in the first half of 2007. It wasn’t always easy and it wasn’t always fun, but we said what we were going to do and then we did it. You know what they say…the fourth time’s a charm.† Congratulations and thanks for helping ship the coolest version of Windows ever: Windows Home Server.

To find out more you can go to the Home Server blog

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  As a beta tester, I have to say I think this product is a winner. It makes my job as "home network administrator" so much easier. I am very grateful to the team for making this happen. Thanks!!