Following on from our recent coverage of Microsoft's new Windows Home Server product range, the guys and gals over at the Home Server blog have been talking more about the philosophy and design architecture behind the new product. 
View: One Household at a Time - A high-level overview
When we started formulating ideas for solving the problems for households with multiple PCs and a broadband connection, we focused on the development of solutions that solved problems one household at a time, instead of a single PC at a time. And based on the customer research, multiple usability tests, and some "gut feel" decisions, we opted to deliver the following high-level features and functionality in the first version of Windows Home Server
View: One Household at a Time - A high-level overview
The rest of us who are geeky types wont be running Windows on our home servers
* Over 90% of these households own a digital camera
* Over 95% own a color printer
* 70% own a game console
* Less than 20% feel they have a good backup solution
OK I don't know about most of you. But the folks like myself that have more than 3 systems in our house, don't give a rats arse about this product. Unless they are trying to target the idiot user family's that still have issues finding the power button.
I have 4 systems and a 360 and tbh ill stick to my NAS box for all to share my media, cheaper and costs less to run than a "home" server.
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