Windows Home Server Reaches Beta 2
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Windows Home Server is going into broader beta, and Microsoft is taking applications for testers. |
I signed up last night under one of several pseudonyms, and one probably fairly well known at Microsoft -- so, there are no secrets, just pretend ones. Prospective candidates must fill out a beta survey. Past experience shows these betas fill up pretty quickly.
The evangelism for Home Server has been quite concerted, since Microsoft announced the product about six weeks ago. There is now a Windows Home Server Blog, which joins promotional site Center for Digital Amnesia Awareness. Matt Pietrek has kept a running day-by-day diary of using Windows Home Server. The most recent entry, Day 8, is from January 30. What about the last two weeks?
No surprise: There are Home Server videos at Microsoft's Channel 9 and 10. There is a Home Server Flickr group.
Microsoft's Home Server evangelism is clearly targeted at enthusiasts, and there is something to be said for the approach. Enthusiasts are great influencers, and they sometimes gain a better grasp of what products can do than Microsoft. As testers, in their excitement, they create new usage scenarios that could open up unplanned market opportunities.
Comments (5)
Joe, are you kidding ? It's Valentine Day and NOT April Fool Day ,we are still in February
Are you going to reveiwing Windows Home Server ?
Based on all your negative comments of Microsoft so far since you take over Microsoft Watch , I don't think that your evaluation will be impartial. Perhaps we have predicted your comments of Windows Home Server
Instead of Microsoft Watch , is should be named Microsoft Hatred.
Give us a break , Joe
Posted by Daniel | February 13, 2007 8:39 PM
Daniel it is nice to see I am not alone !
I get downgraded here because all the "PRO" linux people put anyone who is willing to give microsoft a go is not tolerated here!
Posted by Neil | February 14, 2007 2:53 AM
Yes, Neil , there are Linux fanatics walking everywhere on this planet.
I think there comes a time that we have to hide our Windows Vista under the bed and use it silently
Posted by Daniel | February 14, 2007 8:35 AM
Please spell Matt Pietrek's name correctly, as I've just done :-)
Posted by Peter | February 14, 2007 6:13 PM
Daniel do you know of http//:windows-now.com I highly recommend it as far being completely UNBIASED, unlike this site is now (biased that is)!
Posted by Neil | February 14, 2007 11:48 PM