Before we write that obituary maybe we should examine what was left out of the Popular Mechanics article that has the net buzzing with disinformation this morning.

Basically the premise of this article is that, with the cost of  coming down, everyone will want to install a home server to handle their computing needs.

I agree with some of the facts in this article.  Computing power is coming down in price and everyone is going to want to utilize this new found power in their homes.  That is where my agreement ends.

I admit that when I use Windows I have much less problems than the average person, but no one can make the claim that Windows is a sound computing platform for the masses.   Security, stability, reliability are very real problems.  What home user wants to take on more of those problems.

What a home user wants is something that just works.  They don’t want to think about it or deal with maintenance on it.  This is why .Mac or Google apps will not be going away, but will actually increase in adoption as time goes on.

In addition to this, the fact that I can connect to .Mac or my Google apps from any device thats connected to the Internet from any location makes it even more appealing.  Why put all my data on a server in my home and then not have it when I am at work or at the mall.

No I think Popular Mechanics put out an article about one man’s infatuation with the new windows home server that had little to do with the reality of the common person.