I currently run a linux sendmail server and my company wants to move to microsoft exchange. I call microsoft to find out about the CAL’s I will need and couldn’t believe what they told me.
Not only do I have to buy MS Server software, Exchange Software(which is reasonable) I have to buy an exchange CAL and a Windows server CAL. This to me is ridiculous, why should I have to buy a Server CAL if the only way they connect is through exchange? Shouldn’t it be assumed that if I buy an exchange CALthat I intend to connewct to the server for the purposes of using exchange?
Shovel on top of this BS the fact that I now have to buy assurance if I want the upgrade they are planning on releasing in the next six months. Was there not a time when software companies promised you all upgrades for the first year to encourage people to still buy products that were near the end of their life cycle?
They sure do make it hard for me to see any advantage to moving from a relatively free email server to one where they try and sap my companies wallet at every turn.