Comments on: DE Removal from Vail – The Community Responds

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:22:05 +0000

Like i said, i’ll stick with V1 as long as possible then i’ll let Micros@$%t sell their Windows “Home” Server to the ppl they actually want to ….. small buisnes.

They should really change the name though, i am saying that knowing full well that they don’t care.

I did run my server on Ubuntu Server 10.4 at one point, more complicated to setup but works well and it’s free

By: Al West

Al West — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:37:25 +0000

Please show your support for a community driven and produced Add-In for a Drive Extender (DEadin) more of what I am thinking we should do is at http://tinyurl.com/2fkogg6

I really think this is something as a community we can achieve.

All the best,
Al

By: I

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:19:13 +0000

So I guess they want to take the ‘Home’ out of Windows Home Server? Last time I checked most home users did not want or need “support for hardware RAID solutions, application compatibility and data portability”. There are good reasons not to deal with RAID in the home environment yet we still need data duplicated across multiple drives for protection.

It sounds like the message from MS is that WHS is to become a business product and home users should just go find another solution.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:31:36 +0000

I wont be upgrading to Vail. The DE for me as a professional photographer allows me expand my storage without needing an IT degree. I buy enough storage that the idea of having to buy PArtner products doesnt really stack up.

Microsoft.. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Actually I dont care. Its either a monumental screw up from a pr standpoint, or its an engineering fail.. take you pick, either scenario is less than appealing..

Oh and while you are at. PUT MEDIA CENTRE IN WHS, How hard can it be?

By: Leod

Leod — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:02:29 +0000

Microsoft shouldn’t be attempting to develop a consumer product in line with business products, they clearly have very different requirements. Vail should be developed on it’s own.

It’s just Microsoft trying to reduce development costs by bundling the 3 products together.

Microsoft prooving that business come before consumer