Who'd give Windows Home Server a home?

Iria · Jan 10, 2007, 05:55 AM

Source: News.com
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Microsoft thinks it's time to tidy up the house.

In a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates officially launched Windows Home Server, a domestic digital hub that promises to bring to order all the files and devices scattered around the home.

Hewlett-Packard has already announced that before the year is done, it will start selling the HP MediaSmart Server based on Redmond's design. The plan is for people to stash the personal server in a closet and to access files on PCs, Zunes or Xboxes via a software console on another computer. Eventually, they may even be able to get to these remotely via the Internet.

It all marks an attempt to chip out a new product niche. We asked our Vista Views panel, made up of ordinary readers, these questions: Does the average person need a server at home? Would you buy a Windows Home Server?

Jan 10, 2007, 05:55 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Who'd give Windows Home Server a home? Source: News.com __________ Microsoft thinks it's time to tidy up the house. In a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates officially launched Windows Home Server, a domestic digital hub that promises to bring to order all the files and devices scattered around the home. Hewlett-Packard has already announced that before the year is done, it will start selling the HP MediaSmart Server based on Redmond's design. The plan is for people to stash the personal server in a closet and to access files on PCs, Zunes or Xboxes via a software console on another computer. Eventually, they may even be able to get to these remotely via the Internet. It all marks an attempt to chip out a new product niche. We asked our Vista Views panel, made up of ordinary readers, these questions: Does the average person need a server at home? Would you buy a Windows Home Server?