Windows Server 2008 One Year On — Hit Or Miss?

magacious writes "Friday marked a year to the day since Microsoft launched Windows Server 2008, but did it have quite the impact the so-called software giant expected, or did it make more of a little squeak than a big bang? Before its arrival on 27 February 2008, it had been five long years since the release of the last major version of Windows Server. In a world that was moving on from simple client/server applications, and with server clouds on the horizon, Windows Server 2003 was looking long in the tooth. After a year of 'Vista' bashing, Microsoft needed its server project to be well received, just to relieve some pressure. After all, this time last year, the panacea of a well-received Windows 7 was still a long way off. So came the new approach: Windows Server 2008."

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Re:Anything like 2k3?

[Bert64]

It shouldn't really have a web browser installed by default...
This is supposed to be a SERVER... Your not meant to use it as a workstation or browse sites from it... If you need to get files onto it, it should have some facility to allow you to transfer those files from your workstation. You should keep the amount of code running on your server down to an absolute minimum, and something so large and complex as a web browser that interacts with the outside world is a terrible idea.