14 DAY TRIAL // After revealing that Windows Home Server is plagued by no less than 3,377 bugs, Microsoft has had a change of heart and revealed an insight into the general development process arguing that flaws are inherent. Softpedia readers have already been able to find out about the 3,377 bugs that have been documented by the Windows Home Server team throughout the duration of the second beta stage of the server, and how Microsoft is addressing them.
Let me say one thing clear. Out of all Microsoft, the Windows Home Server team is the most opened and public. I want to applaud the efforts made by Todd Headrick, the product planner for the Microsoft Windows Home Server and Joel Sider, Sr. Product Manager, Windows Server PR in order to keep us up to date on how WHS is evolving. Great job guys! Personally, I will not buy WHS bundled with third-party hardware but I look forward to being able to build my own.
"The goal is to ship a great product with the bugs fixed, providing a great experience to our customers, and that is what we intend to do with Windows Home Server. We really value user feedback, which is why we're being very transparent and encouraging this feedback through the beta program. This is what allows us to fix any issues that may occur early on before the development of the final product," Headrick said.
What I failed to emphasize in my initial report of the 3,377 bugs saturating Windows Home Server is the fact that the server is currently in beta 2 stage, and that Microsoft is resolving all the errors, flaws, failures or faults in the product but is also looking into the suggestions delivered by the testers.
Headrick even provided an insight into the pace at which the Windows Home Server team is tackling the bugs. "To be clear, this is a beta. We have bugs and we're fixing them every day. In fact, we closed over 100 yesterday. Bugs are part of the process and being informed on them is what allows us to make great software. I have been in the software business for more years than I care to admit, and bugs are all part of the process," he added.