Jon that post has nothing to do with what the topic was or P2P. The fact that Sandeep and I were talking to Tom about Essentials in no way turns anyone off. If it does, then don't blame it on me.
P2P is fine. I am basically tired of saying it. Here is a quote from a long time MVP friend of mine:
If you don't own a server, and you are a small office, then do P2P. If you do have a server and you insist on staying P2P, that makes no sense.
Tom asked for our help, and we provided it. I am not going to stop writing about servers, because it may keep some people from buying AC. That is absurd.
Vicki asked about an issue that was easily fixed with an upgrade. It was answered.
This is a thread, not a forum. There are many threads in a forum. When I look on the Most Recent Posts, I choose which thread I am interested in. This happens to be a thread on hardware and servers. If someone wants to read it, they can, if not they don't have to. I don't read about MU. I don't read about coding.
If I have ever said you MUST have a server to run your network, I can't recall. If so, it has been a while. I have been the voice of reason in the P2P wars.
The battle between P2P and client/server domain has been drawn in the sand. Frankly it gives people a choice. If they want info on servers, it's here. If they want info on P2Ps it is there. I suspect that this thread will continue. If someone wishes to start a thread on P2P, there is nothing stopping them.
