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Windows Home Server “Vail” Release Candidate available
Late last year, Microsoft “shot themselves in the foot” when they removed Drive Extender from their Windows Home Server and Small Business Server products, apparently due to “compatibility issues” when the company merged the two products together. Liveside reports that … Continue reading
The Vail debacle: Why Microsoft still doesn’t get the consumer
Yesterday’s announcement on the Windows Home Server blog about the decision to pull Drive Extender functionality from Vail/Aurora/Breckenridge is just yet another example of how Microsoft, while perhaps doing the right thing in the short term for their business, continues … Continue reading
Microsoft abandons Drive Extender for Windows Home Server Vail
In a very unexpected move, Microsoft has removed the Drive Extender technology that is a part of the Windows Home Server and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 products. The technology, which only existed in Windows Home Server and Storage Server … Continue reading
Windows Home Server kills “Drive Extender” for Vail: users not happy
Windows Home Server has been a much appreciated but perhaps under-used product, and its fans have been anxiously awaiting Version 2 of the product, code-named “Vail”. Well, maybe now not so much. A blog post this morning on the Windows … Continue reading
Windows Home Server “Vail” and “Aurora” beta available
Microsoft today made available the beta versions of Windows Home Server “Vail” and “Aurora” — two significantly different products that fall under the same umbrella — on Microsoft Connect. “Aurora” is an edition based on Windows Home Server but designed … Continue reading