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Windows Home Server Inside Out Book Cancelled

Nov 30, 2010

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It is with some regret that I have to announce that my forthcoming book, Windows Home Server Inside Out by MS Press has been cancelled.

Following the news last week that Microsoft have removed Drive Extender from Windows Home Server Code Name Vail, and seeing the large amount of comments on UWHS, and all the other sites, MS Press really had no other choice than to cancel the book.

I don’t blame them at all for this decision – after all, any other author will tell you, there really isn’t much money these days in print books and if the general feeling out there is that people won’t or even may not use Vail, then there certainly won’t be much of a need for a book!

Hopefully Windows Home Server Inside Out might see the light of day at some later date.

Thankfully though my Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Book is still being released.

Andrew Edney

I am the owner and editor of this site. I have been interested in gadgets and tech since I was a little kid. I have also written a number of books on various tech subjects. I also blogged for The Huffington Post and for FHM. And I am honoured to have been a Microsoft MVP since January 2008, including as an Xbox MVP until 2023.

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21 COMMENTS

Andrew Edney (@aedne Nov 30, 2010 At 11:21 am

New UWHS Post : Windows Home Server Inside Out Book Cancelled – http://tinyurl.com/24fxsek
Issac (@SBS_Expert) Nov 30, 2010 At 11:21 am

Windows Home Server Inside Out Book Cancelled: It is with some regret that I have to announce that my … http://bit.ly/gCd8OO #WHS #SBS
Paul Gallagher (@bha Nov 30, 2010 At 11:45 am

RT @aedney: …Windows Home Server Inside Out Book Cancelled – http://tinyurl.com/24fxsek. Geez. Another Drive Extender victim.
Terry Walsh Nov 30, 2010 At 12:39 pm

Sorry to hear the news, Andrew – you should consider releasing the book yourself here on the site in ePub form.
- Andrew Edney Nov 30, 2010 At 12:41 pm
  
  thanks Terry – its certainly something I am considering……
Terry Walsh (@wegots Nov 30, 2010 At 12:48 pm

RT @aedney: Windows Home Server Inside Out Book Cancelled – http://tinyurl.com/24fxsek – Publish it yourself, and get all the dosh!
Kevin Remde (@KevinR Nov 30, 2010 At 1:32 pm

RT @aedney: New UWHS Post : Windows Home Server Inside Out Book Cancelled – http://tinyurl.com/24fxsek
diehard Nov 30, 2010 At 3:24 pm

that's a bummer, sorry to hear that 🙁
mark Nov 30, 2010 At 4:03 pm

sorry to hear that. When are MS going to learn that what's good for businesses is not always good for consumers. The simplicity of WHSv1 should be pushed into their business products, it should not be the other way around.
- Andrew Edney Nov 30, 2010 At 6:21 pm
  
  I couldnt agree more Mark!
Tom Abell Nov 30, 2010 At 5:55 pm

I'm sorry to hear about that Andrew. Hopefully MS will pull their heads out and not destroy something they could (and should) own the greater portion of market share on. You'd think that they would understand the importance of the Home consumer by now!

Something else will open up out of this Andrew!

Tom
- Andrew Edney Nov 30, 2010 At 6:20 pm
  
  thanks Tom!
Robert Stinnett Dec 1, 2010 At 12:34 am

Publish it on Amazon instead. They have a wonderful self-publish program.

As far a WHS is concerned, I think by this point in time we can all pretty much agree that its a dead platform. It's sad, it had so much potential. Now to figure out what I'm going to replace it with — I got my eye on the Drobo FS, but the price tag is a bit steep.
- Andrew Edney Dec 1, 2010 At 6:45 am
  
  Windows Home Sever V1 still works, and works well. I'll stick with that for now 🙂