Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th Aug 2008 21:48 UTC, submitted by rlem6983
Windows We've covered Windows 7 quite often already - on the desktop side of the fence, that is. Continuing tradition, there will also be a Windows 7 Server release, but until now, Microsoft has remained fairly tight-lipped about the server counterpart of Windows 7. Until now, because Microsoft has stated that Windows 7 Server will be a "minor release" - and named accordingly: Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Windows 2008
by zenulator on Tue 19th Aug 2008 03:44 UTC
zenulator
Member since:
2008-06-29

Windows Server 2008 is pretty good for a MS product.
Damn that was hard for me to say! linux ftw!!

RE: Windows 2008
by shotsman on Tue 19th Aug 2008 05:24 in reply to "Windows 2008"
shotsman Member since:
2005-07-22

Both Server 2003 & 2008 are indeed good products. So why the hell does Microsoft insist in totally messing them up when they move the kernel from the server room into the living room?
If the Server O/S copies files perfectly why can't VISTA.
That (and dozens of others) is the real question.
That is one of the reasons why I now use Server 2008 on my Laptop that came with Vista.

Vista, the Edsel of the Computer world.

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RE[2]: Windows 2008
by joshv on Tue 19th Aug 2008 13:04 in reply to "RE: Windows 2008"
joshv Member since:
2006-03-18

Both Server 2003 & 2008 are indeed good products. So why the hell does Microsoft insist in totally messing them up when they move the kernel from the server room into the living room?
If the Server O/S copies files perfectly why can't VISTA.


Does a server OS have to worry about sound or video skipping during a file copy?

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RE[2]: Windows 2008
by google_ninja on Tue 19th Aug 2008 19:34 in reply to "RE: Windows 2008"
google_ninja Member since:
2006-02-05

In vista, I can play a dvd, download a torrent, and install an os on VMWare, and the dvd will be smooth as silk. Same machine can't handle a DVD + intensive VMWare operation in 2k8 (linux is even worse, can't play an mp3 in the host if the guest is doing something HD intensive)

Edited 2008-08-19 19:34 UTC

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