Remember that Core doesn’t do everything. IIRC, IIS requires the GUI install. Core services such as AD, DNS, DHCP, and DFS are supported, and they’re really the most important to secure, IMHO.
Correctamundo. Frankly I'm so used to managing IIS that way that it would be harder to do otherwise.
Man, you should have heard the squeaking when the Metro interface turned up at login. I actually got one of my fellow students to try using his monitor as a touchscreen. He isn't my friend anymore... ;-)