Comments on: Microsoft takes disk-based backup for a spin

Company says its software for protecting data with disk systems rather than tape is far cheaper than rivals'--but challengers await.

[jamie.p.walsh]

Finally

Tape and portable volumous media is fine, but the HD has been around longer than all of these and in a backup environment, lasts as long as needed. You can't beat it for read/write access either.

Why is CNET news so Pro Microsoft

I mean come one I know its a decient os. but there are alternitives and CNET should not be one sided. you say Tech news First but you should say MS tech news first.

[TV James]

Are you kidding me?

Until they started publishing Microsoft Press Releases as "news," all they've been is anti-Microsoft. Seriously, count the stories and analyze the tone.

[mortis9]

another zealot

the article simply wrote: new product from mircosoft, this is what it does; this is when it comes to market. period!

NO MORE OF YOUR ANTI-THIS ANTI-THAT CRAP!!! ok??? this is tech-news first. if you want zealot news first, i suggest you try elsewhere

[Mikhail609]

Would Rather Use Backup Exec

Maybe it's just me, but we currently use Backup Exec, and I really don't trust Microsoft. We already do disk-staging (since v9), and I love it.

I'm testing the new Panther beta from Veritas (uh, gee, Symantec now I guess). It blows the doors off DPM. Don't know if anyone else has tried it.

[KTLA_knew]

Right

"It blows the doors off DPM. Don't know if anyone else has tried it."

That statement makes it pretty clear that you haven't actually used or done any in-depth comparison of the two.