From: Guy Teverovsky (linux-il-list_at_nonexisting.hamakor.org.il)
Date: Thu 26 Jan 2006 - 23:10:48 IST
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-il-bounce_at_cs.huji.ac.il [mailto:linux-il-bounce_at_cs.huji.ac.il]
> On Behalf Of Shachar Shemesh
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 09:40
> Cc: linux-il list
> Subject: OT: MS pricing policy (was: Microsoft propaganda)
>
> If I'm reading this table correctly, if I need a server that serves 25
> stations, I can buy a Windows 2003 Server with 25 users CAL (Client
> Access License) for $3,999, or buy a 5 CAL server for $999 and add 20
> more CALs for $799, paying only $1798. That's less than half the price!
> What am I missing?
$3,999 is the price of W2K3 Enterprise Edition, while $999 is the price of Standard Edition. Same idea as RHEL ES vs. AS.
For product overview and differences between the versions:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/overview/default.mspx#EVC
Though CALs are bundled with OS, it is the same CAL for accessing Enterprise or Standard Edition.
To simplify:
Environment with 5 W2K3 servers (2 Standard, 3 Enterprise) and 100 users yields:
- 2 x $999 for Standard Edition servers
- 3 x $3,999 for Enterprise Edition servers
- 5 x $799 for 5 20-pack CALs for end users
>
>
> I'm sure that MS's pricing isn't that skewed, and the version that costs
> $4K does give something that the $1.8K doesn't, but that does goes to
> show one of the aspects of proprietary software that isn't always
> discussed. Navigating companies' pricing table can be a tiresome and
> error-prone endevor.
Sounds familiar: http://www.in.redhat.com/software/rhel/purchase/ ?
AS (x86): $1,499-$2,499
ES (x86): $349-$799
WS (x86): $179-$299
>
>
> What's worse (assuming there really is a difference here), if I did go
> ahead and made that mistake, and the BSA came knocking, I would have
> been certain that I've done nothing wrong.
Give it some time and you will see BSA knocking to check the licenses of your RH or Suse servers.
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