Windows Home Server, I'm calling it off.  It's not you, it's me.   Well... some of it is you.

I tried so hard to love you.  I really wanted it to work out between us, but I can take a hint.  I know when I'm not wanted.  At first, I didn't notice the not-so-subtle blue screens.  I looked the other way at the lost data and the missing devices.  I turned a blind eye to the slow performance and random error messages.  But I started to wonder when you wouldn't let me install my RAID cards so I could use all of my hard drives.  And don't think I didn't notice the subtle crippling of IIS so I can't run websites on multiple domains.  Oh sure... you warned me up front you weren't that type of OS and you didn't like all of that extra hardware.  But all of the OSs say that at first and after a few drinks, I thought I could change your mind.

I guess I need stability in a relationship.  Yes you're very flashy and you made me a lot of promises.  "Hassle free file and folder level mirrored RAID!", you said.  "Automated image backups of all networked computers!", you exclaimed.  "Add and remove drives to your storage pool on a whim!", you seductively proclaimed.  But like a bunch of other 'firsts', performance was lacking and ended prematurely.

Maybe I'm asking too much from you.  The thing is, I was with your older, more mature sister Windows Server 2003 for many years.  No sass from her.  She knows how to keep quiet and not complain.  She served my many files and needs without hesitation all over the house without so much as a peep.  And she can be configured for multiple web sites, FTP, file serving, distributed file systems, SQL server and network based drive imaging.

That's why I'm breaking it off and I'm going back to the sweet loving embrace of Windows Server that I should have never left.  I know over time you'll mature into a productive member of the household, but for now...