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Originally Posted by arkay
How exactly are you going to fix a problem with the storage on a device that for all intents and purposes is closed source? No one knows how it works and if the little UI MS give youto run the thing can't fix a problem
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But wasn't the general feeling nearly 2 years ago somewhat critical of M$ that instead of MCE being available to Average Jo on a PC, and therefore open to his normal misues & abuse - why the hell didn't MS license it as a closed CE device just like the Foxtel IQ box?
Now they plan on doing something approaching that, Linux guru/server admin types are giving it to them again for not releasing it as an "open" box.
"Damned if they do and damned if they don't" is a phrase that springs to mind
It's a great discussion 'cos in this instance - everybody is right - and even though it's definitely a "horses for courses" concept - because all bases will be covered for all manner of media consumers, in the end we can all have a home server.