Is that "no, I've never heard of it", or "no, tcip would not be a likely command interface" ?
Sorry, not intended to be so short (there was a non maskable interrupt here :).
Never heard of MIcrosoft HomeOS, that said microsoft has worked on many project that didn't make it commercial (as most large comapanies do).
TCIP = tcp/ip (?) is a perfect carrier for sending commands from A to B. The whole internet is based upon commands over tcp/ip so why wouldn't it work for Arduino?
The question is, is tcp/ip the right carrier for the project at hand. If it is, use it, if not, don't. ...