As long as we're talking numbers...

Jason Hiner over at Tech Republic posted an in-depth review of Home Server, called Windows Home Server solves three problems for home networks.  (Backup, file share, remote access.) Actually, his friend Shawn Morton did the positive evaluation, saying the product delivers on promised features and that "I could even see it in some really small offices, especially because of backup."  We - and more importantly a lot of beta customers - agree. 

A lot of beta customers and focus group participants also echo the "3-in1" benefits message (even without us marketing folks prodding them to do so.)  A number of the focus group participants used words like 'harmony' and 'combination' when giving feedback.  One guy even said "symphony," but maybe we just fed him too much sugar.

Of course, PC health monitoring and media streaming to Xbox etc. are 4th and 5th top features that ain't too shabby. 

J

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• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
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• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  I'd be a lot more excited about #3, remote desktop, if I could actually use it. As someone that bought into the whole "Vista Family Pack" idea I'm the only one in my household running Ultimate, which means I can't remote into the other computers that are just running Home Premium, which is a drag because it's usually the other computers I need to remote into to fix things. Microsoft's decision to not include RDP with Home Premium left a pretty bad taste in my mouth.  Especially considering the MCE HP dv9000 laptop I bought in December had a free upgrade coupon to go to Vista Home Premium.  See where this is headed? MCE has RDP Vista Home Premium no RDP So my free Vista coupon was actually a downgrade.  Oh joys.  I'm still sorta excited about WHS, but when I saw that it would have remote support, then realized that the remote support would actually be pretty worthless I know I got bummed all over again.

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  "Microsoft's decision to not include RDP with Home Premium left a pretty bad taste in my mouth." I bet the technical people @ microsoft didnt come up with this, its the biggest mistake in vista. they just should have gone the apple way... 1 os for the desktop and 1 for the server.