From The Register:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17907.html
“Packaging changes introduced by Microsoft in Beta 2 of Windows XP look set to limit use of XP Server to small networks, and force larger customers to spend more money on XP Advanced Server. The changes are not yet final – according to Microsoft they “represent out current thinking about how we can better position our product offerings.”
But you can see the direction of that thinking. Beta 2 sees the first introductionof a Server version of the XP code. Up until now Advanced Server, which is essentially a superset of Server, has, er, served. Server Beta 2 adds Sharepoint Team Services, “a new feature designed to enable workgroups and teams to share information,” but the spec is dropped to two CPUs from four, and to four gigs of RAM from eight. It has Active Directory support on up to two domain controllers per forest, and Terminal Services for remote administration only.”
After all the fury over product activation, is this where SMEs REALLY get hit? What does it mean for your enterprise?
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