M$ un-dropping drive extender for Windows Home Server?

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M$ un-dropping drive extender for Windows Home Server?

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In a follow-up to Microsoft's decision to remove the Drive Extender feature from its upcoming Windows Home Server software codenamed Vail, Steve Ballmer himself promised to look into the matter. Terry Walsh, a member of Microsoft's MVP Program and a proprietor of WeGotServed, prompted the response by writing to the CEO. Walsh represents a large community of Microsoft software users who are disappointed by Microsoft's decision to get rid of the promised feature.

Steve Ballmer's response is simply "Let’s look into it," though it did arrive on the evening of Thanksgiving so it's likely the issue is being taken seriously by Microsoft.

In the two days since Microsoft announced its decision, Walsh noted over 600 negative comments from users on Microsoft Connect, more than 300 on the Windows Team Blog and about 200 on his own website.
seeing as how WHS doesn't support raid (read: roll your own) it seems pretty short-sighted to drop their only offered alternative. any whs users out there care to chime in?

anyone own a whs product? :lol:
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Re: M$ un-dropping drive extender for Windows Home Server?

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WHS? Hell no... FreeBSD 8.x running VirtualBox :) Guests OS's do include a Win2k3 box tho :oops:
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