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Why WHS might be too late
I have 2 desktops, 2 laptops, a media PC, a file server, and an XBox 360 in my house so I think I would be a candidate for WHS. The problem is that with advances in LAN speeds, I already use shared folders on my file server to store all of our files. With advances in broadband speeds, I use GMail to store all of my email. I use Google Calendars to store all of my appointments. I use Google bookmarks to store all of my bookmarks. I'm going to try and use Google docs instead of Office to see if that will work for my rather primitive home needs (which is what WHS is targeting: home users). I use a Subversion service (on my file server) to store all of my code. The only local files I have that require backups would be saved games although I find I use the XBox more and more for gaming. Quite frankly, if one of our desktop drives crashes, I would reinstall an OS (Linux or Windows, wouldn't matter) and I'd be up and running within minutes of login with no restore required.

Sharing pictures over the Internet is also something that is very easy to do with numerous options out there like Facebook and Windows Live Spaces (and I'm sure many more).

I look at my desktop computers and I realize they are, with few exceptions, thin clients to NAS and various existing and excellent online services. A couple years ago, WHS would have been great for me but I think the time may have passed. I guess I'm not a huge privacy nut so for those who are, the Google/Windows Live solution might not be acceptable.
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Why WHS might be too late  NonZealot | 11/08/07
You're right about the privacy!  jorjitop | 11/09/07
My complements to a helpful informative post (NT)  RicD_ | 11/11/07
You miss the point  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
Intended Market Segment?  D. T. Schmitz | 11/08/07
Doesn't compete with Vista  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/08/07
Monoculture...?  LazLong | 11/08/07
Administration  Jhaks | 11/08/07
Can you........  LazLong | 11/08/07
I believe you.  BroGnorik | 11/09/07
Vista to Linux instructions  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
What is your point, really?  xuniL_z | 11/09/07
Other than Windows?  Jhaks | 11/10/07
ROTFLMAOBTC  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
Yes, it can be administered over web  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
RDC for mac  gtg781w | 11/09/07
Dumb that it can't backup Vista 64  gifto | 11/09/07
Yep  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
Yep it shows how much thought and planning ...  mrOSX | 11/12/07
But the average consumer doesn't know...  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 11/12/07
Intended market segment  big red one | 11/09/07
Speaking of price...  Grayson Peddie | 11/09/07
RFTA  rtk | 11/10/07
WHS  gperkins@... | 12/06/07
I'd rather build my own server.  Grayson Peddie | 11/09/07
I have a Kill-a-Watt and will measure  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
Building mine this weekend  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
world-class backups?  gdstark13 | 11/09/07
Well, well, well...  Grayson Peddie | 11/09/07
RE: Well, well, well...  gdstark13 | 11/09/07
Backups  jruzick@... | 11/09/07
RE: Backups  gdstark13 | 11/09/07
Several add-ins  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
RE: Several add-ins  gdstark13 | 11/12/07
How about "world class HOME backup"?  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
Cat5e/6 Ethernet Wires Or Wireless  Grayson Peddie | 11/09/07
shared folders and removeable drives  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
It really works!  mike21b@... | 11/09/07
How do that?  RyeCatcher | 12/05/07
yes but will it  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
RE: HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple  GAGendel | 11/09/07
Yeah, but...  neoanderthal | 11/09/07
Catering to what?  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
Unbelievable..  qhcomputingny | 11/11/07
Yes it does work  anthony.smith@... | 11/09/07
may be you care to expllain us  Linux Geek | 11/09/07
So why can't I find it...  big red one | 11/09/07
Because they don't admit it's windows?  big red one | 11/09/07
Here's the HP link (in case you haven't found it)  pingu@... | 11/09/07
Well, they lost a good customer base...par for the course.  mames1701 | 11/09/07
Man you told them...phew...  socialism=nowhere | 11/09/07
"$3,000 server class system running Linux..."  Salman Pak | 11/09/07
The customer base  Techref6060 | 11/09/07
a "good" customer base?  rtk | 11/10/07
RE: HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple  jlb@... | 11/09/07
Another bucket of Bloat from the Bloatfarm?  Jeremy W | 11/09/07
Almost  Techref6060 | 11/09/07
Hello "BloatMaster J" Nice to see you back!  GuidingLight | 11/09/07
Art..?  Wolfie2K3 | 11/09/07
6.5  RocketEater | 11/09/07
You have the same problem as Rudy Giuliani.  osreinstall | 11/10/07
1.5  rtk | 11/10/07
RE: HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple  jlb@... | 11/09/07
There is always THAT  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
not so impressed  rahuman@... | 11/09/07
The problem with P3/P4...  Wolfie2K3 | 11/09/07
RE: HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple  rprice1 | 11/09/07
Can It Be A NAS?  lmenningen | 11/09/07
yup (nt)  rtk | 11/10/07
I'm impressed...  XweAponX | 11/09/07
It is built on Server 2003 code base  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
Thanx Ed  XweAponX | 11/09/07
Me, too, with Windows Small Business Server 2008.  Grayson Peddie | 11/09/07
So do you have to pay for CALs every year? [nt]  olePigeon | 11/09/07
Nope  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
I'm VERY impressed.  XweAponX | 11/09/07
you do know....  rtk | 11/10/07
Oh yes  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
RE: HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple  inventionation@... | 11/09/07
Yes  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
If it doesn't do  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
Good blog, solid product, areas for improvement, opportunity for Linux  Sonny Maou | 11/09/07
I agree, what does linux offer?  otaddy | 11/12/07
I would rather see someone who knows Linux..  mrOSX | 11/12/07
I'd rather see ANYONE  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
It fills a need,  stan@... | 11/09/07
Can a Mac access it?  jzh10 | 11/09/07
You need FUSE from Google with the NTFS-3G plugin...  olePigeon | 11/09/07
Not necessary  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
Great Review  thomasderk@... | 11/09/07
Do you still have to pay for CALs?  olePigeon | 11/09/07
No CAL required  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
Missing the point  axarce@... | 11/09/07
Ecologically irresponsible  wormtowndj | 11/09/07
Configurable  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
re: Ecologically irresponsible  M.R. Kennedy | 11/10/07
Please don't distract with cheap shots  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/10/07
Questions  Dr. John | 11/12/07
RE: HP's new home server is small  personalgs@... | 11/09/07
Yes, well...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
Joe Sixpack does NOT care about ports, he just wants it to work. The point  DonnieBoy | 11/09/07
RE:Joe Sixpack does NOT care about ports, BUT his brother... x-(  n0neXn0ne | 11/10/07
WHS "headaches"  M.R. Kennedy | 11/09/07
But, still, these are all a lot of details that Joe Sixpack will have  DonnieBoy | 11/09/07
The Devil in the Details  M.R. Kennedy | 11/10/07
Just drop the ABM/NBM sheeet and make your argument, if you have one.  DonnieBoy | 11/11/07
Title of his article should have been:  rtk | 11/10/07
Still, the problems you will have related to the reality of ISPs, and how  DonnieBoy | 11/11/07
RE: HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple  pcgeeek | 11/09/07
Will it work with MS Dynamics?  smithwdoug | 11/09/07
Not really  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
Missing: Proxy/Filter & Media PC Integration  pcgeeek | 11/09/07
me too  jiagebusen | 11/09/07
Lifeware is probably closest to what you want  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/11/07
Really destined to be a flop. Why not just add these features to desktops  DonnieBoy | 11/09/07
Huh?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/09/07
Gotta excuse Donnieboy...  Wolfie2K3 | 11/09/07
Just stick with your arguments. There is nothing done on this server that  DonnieBoy | 11/09/07
You're offering a distributed solution  rtk | 11/10/07
So show us DonnieBOY.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/12/07
Yes, he did read the reveiw  GuidingLight | 11/09/07
Again, if you have an argument, make it. Just what functionality is there  DonnieBoy | 11/09/07
That was the argument: the fact that  GuidingLight | 11/10/07
Yes, I read every bit of the your flawed review. There is no reason that  DonnieBoy | 11/09/07
Dude... How hard can it be...?  Wolfie2K3 | 11/09/07
The point is, the Windows home server is too complicated, and in any regard  DonnieBoy | 11/10/07
Clueless  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/10/07
You being a ZDNet blogger, I would think you would be a little smarter.  DonnieBoy | 11/10/07
Your argument makes no sense at all.  fredsmith6 | 11/11/07
Yes, the problem IS the complexity, and the solution is NOT putting servers  DonnieBoy | 11/11/07
My final reply to Donnie  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/11/07
And again, please tell us what this server does that could not just be  DonnieBoy | 11/10/07
It is easier to use then a Linux Server, and Joe Sixpack wants that.  GuidingLight | 11/10/07
But, you avoid the question: Why does in have to be a server?  DonnieBoy | 11/10/07
RE: ... Joe Sixpack wants that.  n0neXn0ne | 11/10/07
Anything that competes with Google is no good, right?  osreinstall | 11/11/07
Hard drives?  jruzick@... | 11/09/07
It only takes SATA drives  orcmid | 11/09/07
Google and iPhone impact  mighetto | 11/09/07
Wrong thread... Sheesh..  Wolfie2K3 | 11/09/07
re: Google and iPhone impact  M.R. Kennedy | 11/10/07
Yes ...  fredsmith6 | 11/11/07
RE: HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple  erik.t | 11/09/07
Two off the top  rtk | 11/10/07
What happens when the drive is full?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/11/07
THAT is SMALL!?  IQ9 | 11/09/07
Actually, I just...  Qbt | 11/09/07
Because 9 IS his IQ....  Wolfie2K3 | 11/09/07
ROTFL - IQ  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
Then enjoy your Mac Mini!  Grayson Peddie | 11/10/07
You are absolutely correct!  kvsmith59 | 11/09/07
can act as thin client server ?  ThinkFair | 11/09/07
spam?  rtk | 11/10/07
it's obvious you are not do not have much knowledge in thin client  ThinkFair | 11/12/07
Supposedly will work  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
Message has been deleted.  ceosteveballmer@... | 11/09/07
RE: HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple  pdwarren | 11/10/07
Message has been deleted.  Billsey | 11/10/07
HP shouldn't even know you're christian.  rtk | 11/10/07
Get the real story  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/11/07
The "war on Xmas" starts earlier and earlier  otaddy | 11/12/07
Capability Comparison request: WHS vs NAS, for newbies  Bill_SixPack | 11/10/07
Can you be more specific, please?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/11/07
Infrant ReadyNAS, Intel SS4000  Bill_SixPack | 11/11/07
NAS  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
Each new offering is a promise  Ole Man | 11/11/07
OK, a quiz for you...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/11/07
Since we run Windows 2000 Pro, then  dstrom | 11/12/07
Sigh  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/12/07
Never discount contrariness.  Dr. John | 11/12/07
You can't please all the people  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
Extensive Windows Home Server Review  ryanmc | 11/12/07
RE: HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple  HVACengi | 11/14/07
Anyone know if....  BitTwiddler | 11/14/07
3Ware SATA cards w/ WHS  muzhik | 11/15/07
Kill-a-watt numbers  bgk | 11/15/07
Thinking of a 1TB music server  Randalllind | 11/16/07
Well, I bought one but am having some serious problems  jruzick@... | 11/22/07
Two questions  tdewitt@... | 12/06/07
Nope but...  jwcolby@... | 12/20/07
RE: HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple  vonbird@... | 12/06/07

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