![]() Three things happened to slow down this promising product. HP and other manufacturers put some effort into providing additional customized software, and third parties developed a thriving market for addins. Everything is controlled from another computer, using lightweight software and a sleek console. ![]() The box has no monitor, no keyboard, no mouse. In Microsoft’s original vision, the main function of the box would be to occupy a space in the closet at home feeding media to all the computers in the house as well as devices connected to the TV in the living room. When WHS was released in November 2007, the idea was to supply a small box stuffed with hard drives that would hold your home media files, all your photos and movies and music. WHS then added some unique features that set it apart – the features that make the new products so exciting that will be arriving from Microsoft next spring. Windows Home Server started life as a heavily customized version of Microsoft’s long-standing platform, Windows Server 2003. I think it should be smashingly successful in its new incarnation. Microsoft is about to take that technology and put it front and center. Some of Microsoft’s best technology has been overlooked for three years, hobbled by a poorly chosen name and a market that wasn’t ready for it. History Lesson, Part 1: Small Business Server
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