As cool as this may seem, I don't really see the value in being able to stream home brewed or stored content from home to a PC out in the wild.
Most broadband users have an asymmetric connection in which the download speed is significantly higher than the upload speed. For Cox consumer subscribers, the normal combination is 10Mbps down and 2Mbps up.
When streaming from home via a normal, consumer broadband connection, the upload speed from the source will always be 2Mbps--regardless of the available bandwidth the traveler has at his or her disposal while away from home. In that regard, video quality can only be but so good.
If Microsoft wants to add a few new features, I believe they should focus on the actual OS instead of an artificially limited (not due to Microsoft's fault) nicety. For example, I would rather see the availability of the classic start menu for those that need or desire it. Microsoft could also stand to do more work in UI customization and Explorer interaction.
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