Nice: Remote FX supports full multi-touch. You can use a local touchscreen and control a remote machine with nothing but your fingers. Another great addition that's likely to make admins happy is full USB passthrough.

Windows server hasn't had such a massive change in a long time (or, maybe, ever). Keep in mind though that at this point in time, it's still a developer preview. As is the case of the Windows 8 client, things aren't as smooth as they could be and it's likely that some of this stuff is even going to change. We'll keep you posted.

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